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Recognised as Colour

#36455E

  • #36455E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36455E is a blue with RGB values 54, 69, 94 and HSL 218°, 27%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36455E#36455E
HEX#36455E
RGBrgb(54, 69, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2706, 0.3686
RGB percentages21.2%, 27.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(217.5, 27%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 42.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK42.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,556,702
CSS custom property--colour: #36455E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#C9BAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C465Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#38435Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#294A4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E4F36
Analogous#36595E, #3B365E
Triadic#5E3645, #455E36
Split complementary#5E3B36, #595E36
Tetradic#5E3659, #5E4F36, #365E3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BABC5
Lighter +30%#7A8FB3
Lighter +20%#5B759F
Lighter +10%#495D7E
Darker −10%#232D3E
Darker −20%#11151D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#244071
Less saturated −25%#494A4C

Channel breakdown

R54
G69
B94
Red54 (21.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 45 · B 5E

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