Recognised as Colour

#036CA6

#036CA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#036CA6 is a blue with RGB values 3, 108, 166 and HSL 201°, 96%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#036CA6#036CA6

HEX#036CA6

RGBrgb(3, 108, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4235, 0.651

RGB percentages1.2%, 42.4%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(201.3, 96.4%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 98.2%, 65.1%)

CMYK98.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer224,422

CSS custom property--colour: #036CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#FC9359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506EA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A61A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A63D03

Analogous#03A68E, #031BA6

Triadic#A6036C, #6CA603

Split complementary#A6031B, #A68E03

Tetradic#8E03A6, #A63D03, #1BA603

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#78CEFD

Lighter +30%#46BBFC

Lighter +20%#14A9FB

Lighter +10%#048DD8

Darker −10%#024B74

Darker −20%#012B42

Darker −30%#000A10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006DA9

Less saturated −25%#186691

Channel breakdown

G108

B166

Red3 (1.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue201.35°

Saturation (HSL)96.45%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 6C · B A6

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