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Recognised as Colour

#036BCD

  • #036BCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#036BCD is a blue with RGB values 3, 107, 205 and HSL 209°, 97%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#036BCD#036BCD
HEX#036BCD
RGBrgb(3, 107, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4196, 0.8039
RGB percentages1.2%, 42%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(209.1, 97.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 98.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK98.5%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer224,205
CSS custom property--colour: #036BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FC9432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3075D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6503
Analogous#03CDCA, #0306CD
Triadic#CD036B, #6BCD03
Split complementary#CD0306, #CDCA03
Tetradic#CA03CD, #CD6503, #06CD03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9ECFFE
Lighter +30%#6CB7FD
Lighter +20%#3A9EFC
Lighter +10%#0885FB
Darker −10%#02519B
Darker −20%#023768
Darker −30%#011C36
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#006BD0
Less saturated −25%#1D6AB3

Channel breakdown

R3
G107
B205
Red3 (1.2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue209.11°
Saturation (HSL)97.12%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 6B · B CD

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