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#362470 Color

#362470 is rgb(54, 36, 112) in RGB, hsl(254, 51%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 68%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#362470
HEX#362470
RGBrgb(54, 36, 112)
HSLhsl(254, 51%, 29%)
HSVhsv(254, 68%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 68%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(33.1% 0.125 288.6)
LABlab(20.31% 24.90 -41.96)
LCHlch(20.31% 48.79 300.68)

What #362470 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #362470, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#362470 Channel Values

How #362470 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 54 · G 36 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 51% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 68% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.78:1 vs white · 1.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #362470 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #362470

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #362470; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #362470

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #362470.

How #362470 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#362470
Protanopia#282870
Protanomaly#2E2670
Deuteranopia#2B2B70
Deuteranomaly#302870
Tritanopia#253535
Tritanomaly#2D2F53
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #362470 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-362470: #362470;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #362470;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-362470': '#362470' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.141, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_362470">#362470</color>
SVG fillfill="#362470"

More Blue Colors

#362470 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#362470 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #362470?

#362470 is a dark blue — rgb(54, 36, 112) in RGB and hsl(254, 51%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #362470?

#362470 is rgb(54, 36, 112) — red 54, green 36, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #362470?

#362470 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 68%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #362470 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #362470 scores 12.78:1 against white and 1.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #362470 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #362470 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 10.49, which is visibly different.

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