Information about #36515E color

#36515E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#36515E falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(54, 81, 94) — 21.2% red, 31.8% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 5 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#36515E presents itself as a moderately toned steel-blue azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Explorer (#374E59). Slightly further away sit Navigate (#304E5E) and Lucifer (#2E5060).

The recipe behind #36515E is rgb(54, 81, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #36515E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#36515E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#36515E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #36515E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Jetsetter color link
Jetsetter

#40505A

Wind Talker color link
Wind Talker

#3A4859

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#36515E
  • RGB54, 81, 94
  • CMYK16, 5, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(54, 81, 94)
  • HSL200°, 27%, 29%
  • HSL Precise199.5°, 27.027%, 29.02%
  • HSV200°, 43%, 37%
  • HSB200°, 43%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.212, 0.318, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.212, 0.318, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.212, 0.318, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID36515E
  • DECIMAL ID3559774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01