Colour

#036CC6

#036CC6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#036CC6 is a blue with RGB values 3, 108, 198 and HSL 208°, 97%, 39%. 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

#036CC6#036CC6

HEX#036CC6

RGBrgb(3, 108, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4235, 0.7765

RGB percentages1.2%, 42.4%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(207.7, 97%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 98.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK98.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer224,454

CSS custom property--colour: #036CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#FC9339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A74C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0264C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Steel blue · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C65D03

Analogous#03C6BF, #030AC6

Triadic#C6036C, #6CC603

Split complementary#C6030A, #C6BF03

Tetradic#BF03C6, #C65D03, #0AC603

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#98CEFD

Lighter +30%#65B7FD

Lighter +20%#339FFC

Lighter +10%#0487F8

Darker −10%#025194

Darker −20%#013562

Darker −30%#011A2F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006CC9

Less saturated −25%#1C6AAD

Channel breakdown

G108

B198

Red3 (1.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue207.69°

Saturation (HSL)97.01%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 6C · B C6

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