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Recognised as Colour

#1036EB

  • #1036EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1036EB is a blue with RGB values 16, 54, 235 and HSL 230°, 87%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1036EB#1036EB
HEX#1036EB
RGBrgb(16, 54, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.2118, 0.9216
RGB percentages6.3%, 21.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(229.6, 87.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 93.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK93.2%, 77%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,062,635
CSS custom property--colour: #1036EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#EFC914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Blue · ΔE 27.8Dark violet · ΔE 28.7Dark blue · ΔE 31.4Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC510
Analogous#10A4EB, #5710EB
Triadic#EB1036, #36EB10
Split complementary#EB5710, #A4EB10
Tetradic#EB10A4, #EBC510, #10EB57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD4FB
Lighter +30%#9CACF8
Lighter +20%#6C84F5
Lighter +10%#3C5CF2
Darker −10%#0D2BBB
Darker −20%#09208C
Darker −30%#06155C
Darker −40%#030A2C
More saturated +25%#002CFB
Less saturated −25%#2F4ACC

Channel breakdown

R16
G54
B235
Red16 (6.3%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue229.59°
Saturation (HSL)87.25%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 36 · B EB

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