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Colour

#2136BC

  • #2136BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2136BC is a blue with RGB values 33, 54, 188 and HSL 232°, 70%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2136BC#2136BC
HEX#2136BC
RGBrgb(33, 54, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.2118, 0.7373
RGB percentages12.9%, 21.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(231.9, 70.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 82.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK82.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,176,700
CSS custom property--colour: #2136BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#DEC943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.5Navy · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA721
Analogous#2184BC, #5921BC
Triadic#BC2136, #36BC21
Split complementary#BC5A21, #84BC21
Tetradic#BC2184, #BCA721, #21BC5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7BFF2
Lighter +30%#8B98EB
Lighter +20%#6072E3
Lighter +10%#354BDB
Darker −10%#192A91
Darker −20%#121D65
Darker −30%#0A113A
Darker −40%#03040E
More saturated +25%#0522D8
Less saturated −25%#3D4AA0

Channel breakdown

R33
G54
B188
Red33 (12.9%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue231.87°
Saturation (HSL)70.14%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 36 · B BC

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