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Recognised as Colour

#36505D

  • #36505D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36505D is a blue with RGB values 54, 80, 93 and HSL 200°, 27%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36505D#36505D
HEX#36505D
RGBrgb(54, 80, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.3137, 0.3647
RGB percentages21.2%, 31.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(200, 26.5%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 41.9%, 36.5%)
CMYK41.9%, 14%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,559,517
CSS custom property--colour: #36505D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#C9AFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#444B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#275454no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.1Dim grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Gray · ΔE 24.4Teal · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D4336
Analogous#365D57, #363C5D
Triadic#5D3650, #505D36
Split complementary#5D363D, #5D5636
Tetradic#56365D, #5D4336, #3D5D36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AB7C5
Lighter +30%#7A9FB2
Lighter +20%#5B889E
Lighter +10%#496C7D
Darker −10%#23343D
Darker −20%#11181C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#24566F
Less saturated −25%#484A4B

Channel breakdown

R54
G80
B93
Red54 (21.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)26.53%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 50 · B 5D

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