Colour

#036EBF

#036EBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#036EBF is a blue with RGB values 3, 110, 191 and HSL 206°, 97%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#036EBF#036EBF

HEX#036EBF

RGBrgb(3, 110, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4314, 0.749

RGB percentages1.2%, 43.1%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(205.9, 96.9%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 98.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK98.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer224,959

CSS custom property--colour: #036EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#FC9140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4474C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2265BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Royal blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF5403

Analogous#03BFB2, #0310BF

Triadic#BF036E, #6EBF03

Split complementary#BF0310, #BFB203

Tetradic#B203BF, #BF5403, #10BF03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91CFFD

Lighter +30%#5FB8FC

Lighter +20%#2CA2FC

Lighter +10%#048BF1

Darker −10%#02518D

Darker −20%#01345B

Darker −30%#011728

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006EC2

Less saturated −25%#1B6BA7

Channel breakdown

G110

B191

Red3 (1.2%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue205.85°

Saturation (HSL)96.91%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 6E · B BF

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