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Recognised as Colour

#36899D

  • #36899D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#36899D is a cyan with RGB values 54, 137, 157 and HSL 192°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#36899D#36899D
HEX#36899D
RGBrgb(54, 137, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5373, 0.6157
RGB percentages21.2%, 53.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(191.7, 48.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 65.6%, 61.6%)
CMYK65.6%, 12.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,574,173
CSS custom property--colour: #36899D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#C97662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C859Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00908Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Teal · ΔE 14.9Dark cyan · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D4A36
Analogous#369D7D, #36569D
Triadic#9D3689, #899D36
Split complementary#9D3656, #9D7D36
Tetradic#7E369D, #9D4A36, #569D36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8DEE7
Lighter +30%#92CCDA
Lighter +20%#6CBACD
Lighter +10%#46A8C0
Darker −10%#296877
Darker −20%#1C4751
Darker −30%#0F262B
Darker −40%#020505
More saturated +25%#1C99B7
Less saturated −25%#507983

Channel breakdown

R54
G137
B157
Red54 (21.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue191.65°
Saturation (HSL)48.82%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 89 · B 9D

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