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Colour

#36425C

  • #36425C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36425C is a blue with RGB values 54, 66, 92 and HSL 221°, 26%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36425C#36425C
HEX#36425C
RGBrgb(54, 66, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2588, 0.3608
RGB percentages21.2%, 25.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(221.1, 26%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 41.3%, 36.1%)
CMYK41.3%, 28.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,555,932
CSS custom property--colour: #36425C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#C9BDA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39445Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#35405Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2A474Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29Steel blue · ΔE 29.6Gray · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5036
Analogous#36555C, #3D365C
Triadic#5C3642, #425C36
Split complementary#5C3D36, #555C36
Tetradic#5C3655, #5C5036, #365C3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AA7C4
Lighter +30%#7A8BB1
Lighter +20%#5C709C
Lighter +10%#49597C
Darker −10%#232B3C
Darker −20%#10141C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#243B6E
Less saturated −25%#48494A

Channel breakdown

R54
G66
B92
Red54 (21.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)26.03%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 42 · B 5C

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