Colour

#1836D5

#1836D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1836D5 is a blue with RGB values 24, 54, 213 and HSL 230°, 80%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1836D5

RGBrgb(24, 54, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.2118, 0.8353

RGB percentages9.4%, 21.2%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(230.5, 79.7%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 88.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK88.7%, 74.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,586,901

CSS custom property--colour: #1836D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#E7C92A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.1 Dark blue · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27 Navy · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5B718

Analogous#1894D5, #5818D5

Triadic#D51836, #36D518

Split complementary#D55918, #94D518

Tetradic#D51895, #D5B718, #18D559

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1CAF8

Lighter +30%#93A2F3

Lighter +20%#657BEE

Lighter +10%#3754E9

Darker −10%#132AA7

Darker −20%#0E1F79

Darker −30%#09134B

Darker −40%#03081E

More saturated +25%#0026ED

Less saturated −25%#364AB7

Channel breakdown

R24

G54

B213

Red24 (9.4%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue230.48°

Saturation (HSL)79.75%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 36 · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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