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Recognised as Colour

#36344B

  • #36344B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36344B is a blue with RGB values 54, 52, 75 and HSL 245°, 18%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36344B#36344B
HEX#36344B
RGBrgb(54, 52, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2039, 0.2941
RGB percentages21.2%, 20.4%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(245.2, 18.1%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 30.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK28%, 30.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,552,331
CSS custom property--colour: #36344B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1
Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C9CBB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E374Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E364Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#31383Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Black · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.5Gray · ΔE 34.4Light slate grey · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494B34
Analogous#343D4B, #42344B
Triadic#4B3634, #344B36
Split complementary#4B4234, #3D4B34
Tetradic#4B343D, #494B34, #344B42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9895B6
Lighter +30%#7B77A1
Lighter +20%#615E87
Lighter +10%#4C4969
Darker −10%#201F2D
Darker −20%#0B0A0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29245B
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R54
G52
B75
Red54 (21.2%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue245.22°
Saturation (HSL)18.11%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 34 · B 4B

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