#36498a

Color #36498a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#36498a

RGB

rgb(54, 73, 138)

HSL

hsl(226.4, 43.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.4, 60.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.9%, 47.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(32.66, 13.74, -38.59)

LCH

lch(32.66, 40.96, 289.6)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.1101, 269.06)

HWB

hwb(226.4, 21.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7736

Analogous

#36738a

#36498a

#4d368a

Triadic

#36498a

#8a3649

#498a36

Split-complementary

#36498a

#8a4d36

#738a36

Tetradic

#36498a

#77368a

#8a7736

#498a36

Square

#36498a

#8a3673

#8a7736

#368a4d

Shades

Color #36498a mixed toward black.

#2d3d73

#24315c

#1b2445

#12182e

#090c17

Tints

Color #36498a mixed toward white.

#455db0

#677cc3

#8d9cd2

#b3bde1

#d9def0

Tones

Color #36498a mixed toward gray.

#3d4d83

#44517c

#4b5475

#52586e

#595c67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f7e · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#3e3c7b · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#377371 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 21.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #36498a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36498a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#36498a (#36498a) is rgb(54, 73, 138) in RGB.

No, #36498a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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