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Recognised as Colour

#3436BB

  • #3436BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3436BB is a blue with RGB values 52, 54, 187 and HSL 239°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3436BB#3436BB
HEX#3436BB
RGBrgb(52, 54, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2118, 0.7333
RGB percentages20.4%, 21.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(239.1, 56.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 72.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK72.2%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,421,883
CSS custom property--colour: #3436BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#CBC944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005B75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Navy · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB934
Analogous#347ABB, #7534BB
Triadic#BB3436, #36BB34
Split complementary#BB7534, #7ABB34
Tetradic#BB347A, #BBB934, #34BB75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBCBF0
Lighter +30%#A3A4E5
Lighter +20%#7B7CDA
Lighter +10%#5355CF
Darker −10%#292A93
Darker −20%#1E1F6B
Darker −30%#131343
Darker −40%#08081B
More saturated +25%#1619D9
Less saturated −25%#52539D

Channel breakdown

R52
G54
B187
Red52 (20.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue239.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 36 · B BB

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