Colour

#435A8E

#435A8E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#435A8E is a blue with RGB values 67, 90, 142 and HSL 222°, 36%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#435A8E

RGBrgb(67, 90, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.3529, 0.5569

RGB percentages26.3%, 35.3%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(221.6, 35.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 52.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK52.8%, 36.6%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,414,094

CSS custom property--colour: #435A8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#BCA571

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#465F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D588Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#20656Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4 Dim grey · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E7743

Analogous#437F8E, #52438E

Triadic#8E435A, #5A8E43

Split complementary#8E5243, #7F8E43

Tetradic#8E437F, #8E7743, #438E52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDC8E0

Lighter +30%#9AABD0

Lighter +20%#788EBF

Lighter +10%#5571AF

Darker −10%#33446B

Darker −20%#222E49

Darker −30%#121826

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#2950A8

Less saturated −25%#5D6474

Channel breakdown

R67

G90

B142

Red67 (26.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue221.6°

Saturation (HSL)35.89%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 5A · B 8E

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Colour values

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