Colour

#036CC7

#036CC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#036CC7 is a blue with RGB values 3, 108, 199 and HSL 208°, 97%, 40%. 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

#036CC7#036CC7

HEX#036CC7

RGBrgb(3, 108, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4235, 0.7804

RGB percentages1.2%, 42.4%, 78%

HSLhsl(207.9, 97%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 98.5%, 78%)

CMYK98.5%, 45.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer224,455

CSS custom property--colour: #036CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#FC9338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3974CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008290no 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 text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.8 Steel blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C75E03

Analogous#03C7C0, #030AC7

Triadic#C7036C, #6CC703

Split complementary#C7030A, #C7C003

Tetradic#C003C7, #C75E03, #0AC703

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99CFFD

Lighter +30%#66B7FD

Lighter +20%#349FFC

Lighter +10%#0487F9

Darker −10%#025195

Darker −20%#013563

Darker −30%#011A30

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006CCA

Less saturated −25%#1C6AAE

Channel breakdown

G108

B199

Red3 (1.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue207.86°

Saturation (HSL)97.03%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 6C · B C7

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