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Recognised as Colour

#0436CB

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

#0436CB is a blue with RGB values 4, 54, 203 and HSL 225°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0436CB#0436CB
HEX#0436CB
RGBrgb(4, 54, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2118, 0.7961
RGB percentages1.6%, 21.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(224.9, 96.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 98%, 79.6%)
CMYK98%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer276,171
CSS custom property--colour: #0436CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#FBC934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Navy · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25Medium blue · ΔE 25.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9904
Analogous#049ACB, #3604CB
Triadic#CB0436, #36CB04
Split complementary#CB3604, #99CB04
Tetradic#CB049A, #CB9904, #04CB36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EB6FD
Lighter +30%#6C90FC
Lighter +20%#3A6AFB
Lighter +10%#0845FA
Darker −10%#032999
Darker −20%#021B67
Darker −30%#010E35
Darker −40%#000103
More saturated +25%#0034CF
Less saturated −25%#1E43B1

Channel breakdown

R4
G54
B203
Red4 (1.6%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue224.92°
Saturation (HSL)96.14%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 36 · B CB

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