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Recognised as Colour

#0436C8

  • #0436C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0436C8 is a blue with RGB values 4, 54, 200 and HSL 225°, 96%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0436C8#0436C8
HEX#0436C8
RGBrgb(4, 54, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2118, 0.7843
RGB percentages1.6%, 21.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(224.7, 96.1%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 98%, 78.4%)
CMYK98%, 73%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer276,168
CSS custom property--colour: #0436C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#FBC937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.8Navy · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26Medium blue · ΔE 26.9Blue violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89604
Analogous#0498C8, #3404C8
Triadic#C80436, #36C804
Split complementary#C83404, #98C804
Tetradic#C80498, #C89604, #04C834

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BB4FD
Lighter +30%#698FFC
Lighter +20%#3769FB
Lighter +10%#0544FA
Darker −10%#032996
Darker −20%#021B64
Darker −30%#010E32
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0034CC
Less saturated −25%#1E42AF

Channel breakdown

R4
G54
B200
Red4 (1.6%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue224.69°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 36 · B C8

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