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Recognised as Colour

#36649F

  • #36649F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#36649F is a blue with RGB values 54, 100, 159 and HSL 214°, 49%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#36649F#36649F
HEX#36649F
RGBrgb(54, 100, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.3922, 0.6235
RGB percentages21.2%, 39.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(213.7, 49.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 66%, 62.4%)
CMYK66%, 37.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,564,703
CSS custom property--colour: #36649F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#C99B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A68A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5E9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F7136
Analogous#36999F, #3C369F
Triadic#9F3664, #649F36
Split complementary#9F3C36, #999F36
Tetradic#9F3699, #9F7136, #369F3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BACEE7
Lighter +30%#94B3DA
Lighter +20%#6D98CE
Lighter +10%#477CC1
Darker −10%#294C79
Darker −20%#1C3453
Darker −30%#0F1C2D
Darker −40%#020407
More saturated +25%#1B61BA
Less saturated −25%#516784

Channel breakdown

R54
G100
B159
Red54 (21.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue213.71°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 64 · B 9F

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