Recognised as Colour

#368BF8

#368BF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#368BF8 is a blue with RGB values 54, 139, 248 and HSL 214°, 93%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#368BF8#368BF8

HEX#368BF8

RGBrgb(54, 139, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5451, 0.9725

RGB percentages21.2%, 54.5%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(213.7, 93.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 78.2%, 97.3%)

CMYK78.2%, 44%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,574,776

CSS custom property--colour: #368BF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#C97407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5295FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2983F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 27.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.17, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8A336

Analogous#36ECF8, #4236F8

Triadic#F8368B, #8BF836

Split complementary#F84236, #ECF836

Tetradic#F836EC, #F8A336, #36F842

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFDFF

Lighter +30%#CAE0FD

Lighter +20%#99C4FB

Lighter +10%#67A7FA

Darker −10%#086FF3

Darker −20%#0758C1

Darker −30%#054290

Darker −40%#032B5F

More saturated +25%#2F8AFF

Less saturated −25%#508EDE

Channel breakdown

R54

G139

B248

Red54 (21.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue213.71°

Saturation (HSL)93.27%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 8B · B F8

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