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Colour

#368DE0

  • #368DE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#368DE0 is a blue with RGB values 54, 141, 224 and HSL 209°, 73%, 55%. 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

#368DE0#368DE0
HEX#368DE0
RGBrgb(54, 141, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5529, 0.8784
RGB percentages21.2%, 55.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(209.3, 73.3%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 75.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK75.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,575,264
CSS custom property--colour: #368DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#C9721F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6692E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C82DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.2Light skyblue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E08936
Analogous#36E0DE, #3638E0
Triadic#E0368D, #8DE036
Split complementary#E03638, #E0DE36
Tetradic#DE36E0, #E08936, #38E036

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F1FB
Lighter +30%#BBD8F4
Lighter +20%#8EBFEE
Lighter +10%#62A6E7
Darker −10%#1E73C5
Darker −20%#185A98
Darker −30%#11406C
Darker −40%#0A2640
More saturated +25%#198EFD
Less saturated −25%#538CC3

Channel breakdown

R54
G141
B224
Red54 (21.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue209.29°
Saturation (HSL)73.28%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 8D · B E0

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