Recognised as Colour

#3606D3

#3606D3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3606D3 is a blue with RGB values 54, 6, 211 and HSL 254°, 94%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3606D3

RGBrgb(54, 6, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.0235, 0.8275

RGB percentages21.2%, 2.4%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(254, 94.5%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254, 97.2%, 82.7%)

CMYK74.4%, 97.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,540,691

CSS custom property--colour: #3606D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1

Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#C9F92C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#003AD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00577Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark blue · ΔE 30.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.33, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A3D306

Analogous#063DD3, #9C06D3

Triadic#D33606, #06D336

Split complementary#D39D06, #3CD306

Tetradic#D3063D, #A3D306, #06D39C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCA8FD

Lighter +30%#9677FB

Lighter +20%#7045FA

Lighter +10%#4914F8

Darker −10%#2905A1

Darker −20%#1D0370

Darker −30%#10023E

Darker −40%#03000D

More saturated +25%#3300D9

Less saturated −25%#4421B8

Channel breakdown

R54

B211

Red54 (21.2%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue254.05°

Saturation (HSL)94.47%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 06 · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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