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Recognised as Colour

#368EE2

  • #368EE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#368EE2 is a blue with RGB values 54, 142, 226 and HSL 209°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#368EE2#368EE2
HEX#368EE2
RGBrgb(54, 142, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5569, 0.8863
RGB percentages21.2%, 55.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(209.3, 74.8%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 76.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK76.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,575,522
CSS custom property--colour: #368EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#C9711D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6793E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C83E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.9Light skyblue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28A36
Analogous#36E2E0, #3638E2
Triadic#E2368E, #8EE236
Split complementary#E23638, #E2E036
Tetradic#E036E2, #E28A36, #38E236

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F2FC
Lighter +30%#BCD9F5
Lighter +20%#8FC0EF
Lighter +10%#63A7E8
Darker −10%#1D74C8
Darker −20%#165B9C
Darker −30%#10416F
Darker −40%#0A2742
More saturated +25%#198FFF
Less saturated −25%#538DC5

Channel breakdown

R54
G142
B226
Red54 (21.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue209.3°
Saturation (HSL)74.78%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 8E · B E2

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