#368ecf Color Information

#368ecf Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #368ecf. In RGB, it consists of 21.2% Red, 55.7% Green, and 81.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 73.9% Cyan, 31.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 205.5°, with saturation of 61.4% and lightness of 51.2%. The decimal value for #368ecf is 3575503, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #368ecf is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#368ecf Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color54, 142, 207 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color21.2%, 55.7%, 81.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.788, 0.443, 0.188 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.739, 0.314, 0, 0.188 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color205.5°, 61.4%, 51.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color205.5°, 73.9%, 81.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.457, 24.635, 62.603 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color54, 110, 207 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3575503 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color56.718, -4.336, -40.930 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)56.718, 41.159, 263.953 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color56.718, -31.640, -63.359 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color49.634, -6.097, -40.038 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.205, 0.225, 24.635 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281765583 / 0xff368ecf Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3399cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #368ecf

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #368ecf, its pure hue is 205.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.4%, and its lightness is 51.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #368ecf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #07121a to #2f7cb5.

Tints of #368ecf

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #368ecf, its pure hue is 205.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.4%, and its lightness is 51.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #368ecf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4f9cd5 to #e6f1f9.

Tones of #368ecf

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #368ecf, its pure hue is 205.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #368ecf, which range from #838383 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0695ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #368ecf

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #368ecf! For #368ecf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #368ecf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #368ecf

This color, #368ecf, consists of 21.2% Red, 55.7% Green, and 81.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 54, Green = 142, Blue = 207. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #368ecf is 73.9% Cyan, 31.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R21.2%
C73.9%
G55.7%
M31.4%
B81.2%
Y0.0%
K18.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 54 142 207
Octal 66 216 317
Hexa #36 #8e #cf
Binary 00110110 10001110 11001111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 73 31 0 18
Octal 111 37 0 22
Hexa #49 #1f #00 #12
Binary 01001001 00011111 00000000 00010010

Analogous Colors of #368ecf

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #368ecf — which has hue 205.5° — its analogous colors are located at 175.5° and 235.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #368ecf.

Triadic Colors of #368ecf

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #368ecf — which has hue 205.5° — its triadic colors are located at 85.5° and 325.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #368ecf.

Complementary Color of #368ecf

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #368ecf — which has hue 205.5° — its complementary color is located at 25.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #368ecf.

Split Complementary Colors of #368ecf

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #368ecf — which has hue 205.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.5° and 355.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #368ecf.

Tetradic Colors of #368ecf

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #368ecf — which has hue 205.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 115.5°, 205.5°, 295.5°, and 25.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #368ecf.

Monochromatic Colors of #368ecf

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #368ecf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #274961 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8fc8f3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #368ecf

We want to make getting started with #368ecf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #368ecf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #368ecf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #368ecf with other HTML elements.

#368ecf Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #368ecf.
<span style="color: #368ecf;">The color of this text is #368ecf.</span>

#368ecf Background Color

The background color for this text is #368ecf.
<div style="background-color: #368ecf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #368ecf.</div>

#368ecf Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #368ecf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #368ecf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #368ecf.</span>

#368ecf Border Color

This is a div with border color #368ecf.
<div style="border: #368ecf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #368ecf.</div>

#368ecf Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #368ecf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #368ecf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #368ecf on a white background.</div></div>

#368ecf Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #368ecf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #368ecf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #368ecf on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #368ecf to White

This is a gradient from #368ecf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#368ecf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#368ecf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#368ecf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#368ecf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #368ecf to white.</div>

Gradient from #368ecf to Black

This is a gradient from #368ecf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#368ecf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#368ecf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#368ecf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#368ecf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #368ecf to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #368ecf

In addition to using #368ecf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #368ecf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #368ecf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 54, Green = 142, Blue = 207). If you need details about the color coordinates of #368ecf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #368ecf
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(54, 142, 207)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #368ecf; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #368ecf; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #368ecf; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(54, 142, 207);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#368ecf")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:54, green:142, blue:207, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:54 green:142 blue:207 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(54f, 142f, 207f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(54, 142, 207);
 

#368ecf Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #368ecf the same way. For those with color blindness, #368ecf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #368ecf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #368ecf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #368ecf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #368ecf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #368ecf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #368ecf would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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