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Recognised as Colour

#336E8F

  • #336E8F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#336E8F is a blue with RGB values 51, 110, 143 and HSL 202°, 47%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#336E8F#336E8F
HEX#336E8F
RGBrgb(51, 110, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.4314, 0.5608
RGB percentages20%, 43.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(201.5, 47.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 64.3%, 56.1%)
CMYK64.3%, 23.1%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,370,639
CSS custom property--colour: #336E8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#CC9170

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6D91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#52648Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 25.3Teal · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F5433
Analogous#338F82, #33408F
Triadic#8F336E, #6E8F33
Split complementary#8F3340, #8F8233
Tetradic#82338F, #8F5433, #408F33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACCFE2
Lighter +30%#87B8D4
Lighter +20%#61A2C7
Lighter +10%#408BB5
Darker −10%#265169
Darker −20%#183444
Darker −30%#0B171E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B75A7
Less saturated −25%#4B6777

Channel breakdown

R51
G110
B143
Red51 (20%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue201.52°
Saturation (HSL)47.42%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 6E · B 8F

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