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Recognised as Colour

#2436BD

  • #2436BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2436BD is a blue with RGB values 36, 54, 189 and HSL 233°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2436BD#2436BD
HEX#2436BD
RGBrgb(36, 54, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2118, 0.7412
RGB percentages14.1%, 21.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(232.9, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK81%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,373,309
CSS custom property--colour: #2436BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#DBC942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#005C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.5Navy · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Indigo · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAB24
Analogous#2482BD, #5F24BD
Triadic#BD2436, #36BD24
Split complementary#BD5E24, #83BD24
Tetradic#BD2482, #BDAB24, #24BD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBC1F2
Lighter +30%#909BEA
Lighter +20%#6574E2
Lighter +10%#3A4DDA
Darker −10%#1C2A92
Darker −20%#141E67
Darker −30%#0C113C
Darker −40%#030512
More saturated +25%#0820D9
Less saturated −25%#404CA1

Channel breakdown

R36
G54
B189
Red36 (14.1%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue232.94°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 36 · B BD

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