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Colour

#36257E

  • #36257E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#36257E is a blue with RGB values 54, 37, 126 and HSL 251°, 55%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#36257E#36257E
HEX#36257E
RGBrgb(54, 37, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.1451, 0.4941
RGB percentages21.2%, 14.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(251.5, 54.6%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 70.6%, 49.4%)
CMYK57.1%, 70.6%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,548,542
CSS custom property--colour: #36257E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#C9DA81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003881no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00337Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#153C4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.3Indigo · ΔE 19.4Navy · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D7E25
Analogous#25407E, #63257E
Triadic#7E3625, #257E36
Split complementary#7E6225, #417E25
Tetradic#7E2540, #6D7E25, #257E63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F90DF
Lighter +30%#7D69D3
Lighter +20%#5B42C7
Lighter +10%#4731A5
Darker −10%#251957
Darker −20%#140E2F
Darker −30%#030208
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#291192
Less saturated −25%#43396A

Channel breakdown

R54
G37
B126
Red54 (21.2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue251.46°
Saturation (HSL)54.6%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 25 · B 7E

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