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Recognised as Colour

#036CA8

  • #036CA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#036CA8 is a blue with RGB values 3, 108, 168 and HSL 202°, 96%, 34%. 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

#036CA8#036CA8
HEX#036CA8
RGBrgb(3, 108, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4235, 0.6588
RGB percentages1.2%, 42.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(201.8, 96.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 98.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK98.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer224,424
CSS custom property--colour: #036CA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FC9357

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6EABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3861A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A83F03
Analogous#03A891, #031AA8
Triadic#A8036C, #6CA803
Split complementary#A8031A, #A89103
Tetradic#9103A8, #A83F03, #1AA803

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7ACDFD
Lighter +30%#48BAFC
Lighter +20%#16A8FB
Lighter +10%#048CDA
Darker −10%#024C76
Darker −20%#012C44
Darker −30%#000B12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006DAB
Less saturated −25%#186693

Channel breakdown

R3
G108
B168
Red3 (1.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)96.49%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 6C · B A8

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