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Colour

#36496F

  • #36496F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#36496F is a blue with RGB values 54, 73, 111 and HSL 220°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#36496F#36496F
HEX#36496F
RGBrgb(54, 73, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2863, 0.4353
RGB percentages21.2%, 28.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(220, 34.5%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 51.4%, 43.5%)
CMYK51.4%, 34.2%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,557,743
CSS custom property--colour: #36496F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C9B690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4C71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#34476Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1E5157no 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 text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F5C36
Analogous#36666F, #40366F
Triadic#6F3649, #496F36
Split complementary#6F3F36, #656F36
Tetradic#6F3665, #6F5C36, #366F3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0B0D1
Lighter +30%#7E94C0
Lighter +20%#5C78AF
Lighter +10%#476091
Darker −10%#25324D
Darker −20%#151C2A
Darker −30%#040508
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#214284
Less saturated −25%#4B505A

Channel breakdown

R54
G73
B111
Red54 (21.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)34.55%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 49 · B 6F

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