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Colour

#2836D9

  • #2836D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2836D9 is a blue with RGB values 40, 54, 217 and HSL 235°, 70%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2836D9#2836D9
HEX#2836D9
RGBrgb(40, 54, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.2118, 0.851
RGB percentages15.7%, 21.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(235.3, 70%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 81.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK81.6%, 75.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,635,481
CSS custom property--colour: #2836D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#D7C926

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark blue · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9CB28
Analogous#288FD9, #7228D9
Triadic#D92836, #36D928
Split complementary#D97228, #8FD928
Tetradic#D9288F, #D9CB28, #28D973

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D8F8
Lighter +30%#AAB0F0
Lighter +20%#7F87E8
Lighter +10%#535FE1
Darker −10%#1F2AAF
Darker −20%#172084
Darker −30%#101558
Darker −40%#080B2D
More saturated +25%#081BF9
Less saturated −25%#4851B9

Channel breakdown

R40
G54
B217
Red40 (15.7%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue235.25°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 36 · B D9

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