Colour

#36589C

#36589C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#36589C is a blue with RGB values 54, 88, 156 and HSL 220°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#36589C#36589C

HEX#36589C

RGBrgb(54, 88, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.3451, 0.6118

RGB percentages21.2%, 34.5%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(220, 48.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 65.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK65.4%, 43.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,561,628

CSS custom property--colour: #36589C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#C9A763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#395F9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#29559Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#006772no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3 Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Royal blue · ΔE 30.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31 Slate blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9C7A36

Analogous#368B9C, #47369C

Triadic#9C3658, #589C36

Split complementary#9C4736, #8B9C36

Tetradic#9C368B, #9C7A36, #369C47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8C7E6

Lighter +30%#92AAD9

Lighter +20%#6C8CCC

Lighter +10%#466EBF

Darker −10%#294376

Darker −20%#1C2D50

Darker −30%#0F182A

Darker −40%#020304

More saturated +25%#1C4FB6

Less saturated −25%#506182

Channel breakdown

R54

G88

B156

Red54 (21.2%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)48.57%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 58 · B 9C

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Colour values

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