Information about #36516D color

#36516D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #36516D is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(54, 81, 109) — 21.2% red, 31.8% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 11 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated sky-leaning azure, #36516D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Spinnaker (#2F4D66). Slightly further away sit Undercurrent (#365C6C) and Bellbottom Blue (#2C4C6D).

The recipe behind #36516D is rgb(54, 81, 109), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. #36516D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#36516D color variations

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#36516D 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 #36516D

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

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Super Sonic color link
Super Sonic

#374467

Port Gore color link
Port Gore

#3B436C

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#36516D
  • RGB54, 81, 109
  • CMYK22, 11, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(54, 81, 109)
  • HSL211°, 34%, 32%
  • HSL Precise210.545°, 33.742%, 31.961%
  • HSV211°, 50%, 43%
  • HSB211°, 50%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.212, 0.318, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.212, 0.318, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.212, 0.318, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID36516D
  • DECIMAL ID3559789
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01