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Recognised as Colour

#434A68

  • #434A68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#434A68 is a blue with RGB values 67, 74, 104 and HSL 229°, 22%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#434A68#434A68
HEX#434A68
RGBrgb(67, 74, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.2902, 0.4078
RGB percentages26.3%, 29%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(228.6, 21.6%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 35.6%, 40.8%)
CMYK35.6%, 28.8%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,409,960
CSS custom property--colour: #434A68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#BCB597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414D69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E4A67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#395054no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Gray · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686143
Analogous#435D68, #4F4368
Triadic#68434A, #4A6843
Split complementary#684F43, #5D6843
Tetradic#68435D, #686143, #43684F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADB2CA
Lighter +30%#8E95B6
Lighter +20%#6F79A2
Lighter +10%#576087
Darker −10%#2F3449
Darker −20%#1B1E2A
Darker −30%#07080B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E3D7D
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R67
G74
B104
Red67 (26.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue228.65°
Saturation (HSL)21.64%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 4A · B 68

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