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Recognised as Colour

#36486D

  • #36486D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#36486D is a blue with RGB values 54, 72, 109 and HSL 220°, 34%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#36486D#36486D
HEX#36486D
RGBrgb(54, 72, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2824, 0.4275
RGB percentages21.2%, 28.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(220.4, 33.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 50.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK50.5%, 33.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,557,485
CSS custom property--colour: #36486D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C9B792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4B6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#34466Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1F5055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D5B36
Analogous#36636D, #40366D
Triadic#6D3648, #486D36
Split complementary#6D4036, #636D36
Tetradic#6D3663, #6D5B36, #366D40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FAFD0
Lighter +30%#7D93BF
Lighter +20%#5B76AE
Lighter +10%#475F8F
Darker −10%#25314B
Darker −20%#141B29
Darker −30%#030407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#224181
Less saturated −25%#4A4F59

Channel breakdown

R54
G72
B109
Red54 (21.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue220.36°
Saturation (HSL)33.74%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 48 · B 6D

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