Colour

#36268B

#36268B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#36268B is a blue with RGB values 54, 38, 139 and HSL 250°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#36268B

RGBrgb(54, 38, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.149, 0.5451

RGB percentages21.2%, 14.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(249.5, 57.1%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 72.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK61.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,548,811

CSS custom property--colour: #36268B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.62:1

Contrast with white11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#C9D974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#003589no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7 Indigo · ΔE 15.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3 Navy · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B8B26

Analogous#26488B, #69268B

Triadic#8B3626, #268B36

Split complementary#8B6926, #488B26

Tetradic#8B2648, #7B8B26, #268B69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A59AE3

Lighter +30%#8272D8

Lighter +20%#5E4ACD

Lighter +10%#4631B3

Darker −10%#261B63

Darker −20%#17103B

Darker −30%#070513

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2710A1

Less saturated −25%#453C75

Channel breakdown

R54

G38

B139

Red54 (21.2%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue249.5°

Saturation (HSL)57.06%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 26 · B 8B

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Colour values

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