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Recognised as Colour

#043BEB

  • #043BEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#043BEB is a blue with RGB values 4, 59, 235 and HSL 226°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#043BEB#043BEB
HEX#043BEB
RGBrgb(4, 59, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2314, 0.9216
RGB percentages1.6%, 23.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(225.7, 96.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 98.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK98.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer277,483
CSS custom property--colour: #043BEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FBC414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 29.7Dark blue · ΔE 30.5Blue · ΔE 31Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB404
Analogous#04AEEB, #4104EB
Triadic#EB043B, #3BEB04
Split complementary#EB4104, #AEEB04
Tetradic#EB04AE, #EBB404, #04EB41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDCDFE
Lighter +30%#8BA6FD
Lighter +20%#5980FC
Lighter +10%#2759FB
Darker −10%#032EB9
Darker −20%#022287
Darker −30%#011555
Darker −40%#010922
More saturated +25%#0039EF
Less saturated −25%#224BCD

Channel breakdown

R4
G59
B235
Red4 (1.6%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)96.65%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 3B · B EB

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