Recognised as Colour

#36345E

#36345E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#36345E is a blue with RGB values 54, 52, 94 and HSL 243°, 29%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#36345E

RGBrgb(54, 52, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2039, 0.3686

RGB percentages21.2%, 20.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(242.9, 28.8%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 44.7%, 36.9%)

CMYK42.6%, 44.7%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,552,350

CSS custom property--colour: #36345E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.6:1

Contrast with white11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#C9CBA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#253A60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#24375Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2B3C44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.1 Steel blue · ΔE 34 Dim grey · ΔE 34.7 Slate grey · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C5E34

Analogous#34475E, #4B345E

Triadic#5E3634, #345E36

Split complementary#5E4B34, #475E34

Tetradic#5E3447, #5C5E34, #345E4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9A98C6

Lighter +30%#7A77B4

Lighter +20%#5C58A0

Lighter +10%#49467F

Darker −10%#23223D

Darker −20%#10101C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#252270

Less saturated −25%#47464C

Channel breakdown

R54

G52

B94

Red54 (21.2%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue242.86°

Saturation (HSL)28.77%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 34 · B 5E

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