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Recognised as Colour

#036EB9

  • #036EB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#036EB9 is a blue with RGB values 3, 110, 185 and HSL 205°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#036EB9#036EB9
HEX#036EB9
RGBrgb(3, 110, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4314, 0.7255
RGB percentages1.2%, 43.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(204.7, 96.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 98.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK98.4%, 40.5%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer224,953
CSS custom property--colour: #036EB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FC9146

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4873BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B64B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B94E03
Analogous#03B9A9, #0313B9
Triadic#B9036E, #6EB903
Split complementary#B90313, #B9A903
Tetradic#A903B9, #B94E03, #13B903

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BCEFD
Lighter +30%#59B9FC
Lighter +20%#27A4FB
Lighter +10%#048CEB
Darker −10%#025087
Darker −20%#013255
Darker −30%#011422
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FBC
Less saturated −25%#1A6AA2

Channel breakdown

R3
G110
B185
Red3 (1.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue204.73°
Saturation (HSL)96.81%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 6E · B B9

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