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Recognised as Colour

#368CDE

  • #368CDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#368CDE is a blue with RGB values 54, 140, 222 and HSL 209°, 72%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#368CDE#368CDE
HEX#368CDE
RGBrgb(54, 140, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.549, 0.8706
RGB percentages21.2%, 54.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(209.3, 71.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 75.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK75.7%, 36.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,575,006
CSS custom property--colour: #368CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#C97321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6691E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C81DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE8836
Analogous#36DEDC, #3638DE
Triadic#DE368C, #8CDE36
Split complementary#DE3638, #DEDC36
Tetradic#DC36DE, #DE8836, #38DE36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F0FB
Lighter +30%#B9D7F4
Lighter +20%#8EBEEC
Lighter +10%#62A5E5
Darker −10%#2072C1
Darker −20%#195895
Darker −30%#113F6A
Darker −40%#0A253E
More saturated +25%#198DFB
Less saturated −25%#538BC1

Channel breakdown

R54
G140
B222
Red54 (21.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue209.29°
Saturation (HSL)71.79%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 8C · B DE

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