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Recognised as Colour

#36658A

  • #36658A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#36658A is a blue with RGB values 54, 101, 138 and HSL 206°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#36658A#36658A
HEX#36658A
RGBrgb(54, 101, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.3961, 0.5412
RGB percentages21.2%, 39.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(206.4, 43.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 60.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK60.9%, 26.8%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,564,938
CSS custom property--colour: #36658A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#C99A75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55668Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A5B36
Analogous#368A85, #363B8A
Triadic#8A3665, #658A36
Split complementary#8A363B, #8A8536
Tetradic#85368A, #8A5B36, #3B8A36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADC9DF
Lighter +30%#88B1D1
Lighter +20%#6499C2
Lighter +10%#4480AF
Darker −10%#284A65
Darker −20%#192F41
Darker −30%#0B151C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E68A2
Less saturated −25%#4E6272

Channel breakdown

R54
G101
B138
Red54 (21.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue206.43°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 65 · B 8A

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