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Recognised as Colour

#36479E

  • #36479E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#36479E is a blue with RGB values 54, 71, 158 and HSL 230°, 49%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#36479E#36479E
HEX#36479E
RGBrgb(54, 71, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2784, 0.6196
RGB percentages21.2%, 27.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(230.2, 49.1%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 65.8%, 62%)
CMYK65.8%, 55.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,557,278
CSS custom property--colour: #36479E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#C9B861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0654A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004A9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005C6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Midnight blue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8D36
Analogous#367B9E, #59369E
Triadic#9E3647, #479E36
Split complementary#9E5936, #7B9E36
Tetradic#9E367B, #9E8D36, #369E59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C0E7
Lighter +30%#939FDA
Lighter +20%#6D7DCD
Lighter +10%#475BC0
Darker −10%#293678
Darker −20%#1C2552
Darker −30%#0F142C
Darker −40%#020306
More saturated +25%#1C35B9
Less saturated −25%#515984

Channel breakdown

R54
G71
B158
Red54 (21.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue230.19°
Saturation (HSL)49.06%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 47 · B 9E

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