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#36407D Color

#36407D is rgb(54, 64, 125) in RGB, hsl(232, 40%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 49%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36407D
HEX#36407D
RGBrgb(54, 64, 125)
HSLhsl(232, 40%, 35%)
HSVhsv(232, 57%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 49%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(39.6% 0.103 273.8)
LABlab(28.75% 10.80 -36.64)
LCHlch(28.75% 38.20 286.43)

What #36407D 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 #36407D, 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.

#36407D Channel Values

How #36407D 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 64 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 40% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 57% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.61:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36407D 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 text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #36407D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36407D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #36407D

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 #36407D.

How #36407D 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#36407D
Protanopia#3E3E7D
Protanomaly#3B3F7D
Deuteranopia#3D3D7D
Deuteranomaly#3A3E7D
Tritanopia#244B4B
Tritanomaly#2C4763
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36407D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-36407d: #36407D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36407D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36407d': '#36407D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.251, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_36407d">#36407D</color>
SVG fillfill="#36407D"

More Blue Colors

#36407D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#36407D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36407D?

#36407D is a dark blue — rgb(54, 64, 125) in RGB and hsl(232, 40%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.78.

What is the RGB value of #36407D?

#36407D is rgb(54, 64, 125) — red 54, green 64, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36407D?

#36407D converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 49%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36407D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #36407D scores 9.61:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36407D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36407D 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.34, which is visibly different.

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