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Recognised as Colour

#036297

  • #036297
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#036297 is a blue with RGB values 3, 98, 151 and HSL 201°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#036297#036297
HEX#036297
RGBrgb(3, 98, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3843, 0.5922
RGB percentages1.2%, 38.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(201.5, 96.1%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 98%, 59.2%)
CMYK98%, 35.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer221,847
CSS custom property--colour: #036297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FC9D68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#345896no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006F75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#973803
Analogous#039782, #031897
Triadic#970362, #629703
Split complementary#970318, #978203
Tetradic#820397, #973803, #189703

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6AC8FC
Lighter +30%#38B5FB
Lighter +20%#06A3FA
Lighter +10%#0482C9
Darker −10%#024265
Darker −20%#012133
Darker −30%#000101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00639A
Less saturated −25%#165D84

Channel breakdown

R3
G98
B151
Red3 (1.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue201.49°
Saturation (HSL)96.1%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 62 · B 97

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