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Colour

#000836

  • #000836
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#000836 is a blue with RGB values 0, 8, 54 and HSL 231°, 100%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#000836#000836
HEX#000836
RGBrgb(0, 8, 54)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0314, 0.2118
RGB percentages0%, 3.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(231.1, 100%, 10.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 100%, 21.2%)
CMYK100%, 85.2%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,102
CSS custom property--colour: #000836;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness19.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.3:1
Contrast with white19.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A
Inverted#FFF7C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001137no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#000B35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00151Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 29.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.2Black · ΔE 32.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 45.3Indigo · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 29.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#362E00
Analogous#002336, #130036
Triadic#360008, #083600
Split complementary#361300, #233600
Tetradic#360023, #362E00, #003613

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#0328FF
Lighter +30%#001FCF
Lighter +20%#00179C
Lighter +10%#001069
Darker −10%#000003
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000836
Less saturated −25%#070D2F

Channel breakdown

R0
G8
B54
Red0 (0%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness10.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 08 · B 36

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