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Recognised as Colour

#36799C

  • #36799C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#36799C is a blue with RGB values 54, 121, 156 and HSL 201°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#36799C#36799C
HEX#36799C
RGBrgb(54, 121, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.4745, 0.6118
RGB percentages21.2%, 47.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(200.6, 48.6%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 65.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK65.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,570,076
CSS custom property--colour: #36799C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#C98663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68789Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6E9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Cadetblue · ΔE 24.1Teal · ΔE 25.2Dark cyan · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C5936
Analogous#369C8C, #36469C
Triadic#9C3679, #799C36
Split complementary#9C3646, #9C8C36
Tetradic#8C369C, #9C5936, #469C36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8D6E6
Lighter +30%#92C1D9
Lighter +20%#6CABCC
Lighter +10%#4695BF
Darker −10%#295C76
Darker −20%#1C3E50
Darker −30%#0F212A
Darker −40%#020304
More saturated +25%#1C81B6
Less saturated −25%#507182

Channel breakdown

R54
G121
B156
Red54 (21.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue200.59°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 79 · B 9C

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