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Recognised as Colour

#43596C

  • #43596C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#43596C is a blue with RGB values 67, 89, 108 and HSL 208°, 23%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#43596C#43596C
HEX#43596C
RGBrgb(67, 89, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.349, 0.4235
RGB percentages26.3%, 34.9%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(207.8, 23.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 38%, 42.4%)
CMYK38%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,413,804
CSS custom property--colour: #43596C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#BCA693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51596Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C556Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#355E5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C5643
Analogous#436C6A, #43456C
Triadic#6C4359, #596C43
Split complementary#6C4345, #6C6B43
Tetradic#6A436C, #6C5643, #456C43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEBFCD
Lighter +30%#8FA6B9
Lighter +20%#6F8CA6
Lighter +10%#57738B
Darker −10%#2F3F4D
Darker −20%#1C252D
Darker −30%#080B0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D5B82
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R67
G89
B108
Red67 (26.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue207.8°
Saturation (HSL)23.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 59 · B 6C

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