Recognised as Colour

#43609D

#43609D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#43609D is a blue with RGB values 67, 96, 157 and HSL 221°, 40%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#43609D#43609D

HEX#43609D

RGBrgb(67, 96, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.3765, 0.6157

RGB percentages26.3%, 37.6%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(220.7, 40.2%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 57.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK57.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,415,645

CSS custom property--colour: #43609D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#BC9F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47669Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B5D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#046D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D8043

Analogous#438D9D, #53439D

Triadic#9D4360, #609D43

Split complementary#9D5343, #8D9D43

Tetradic#9D438D, #9D8043, #439D53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D0E6

Lighter +30%#A2B3D7

Lighter +20%#7E96C8

Lighter +10%#5A79B9

Darker −10%#344A79

Darker −20%#243456

Darker −30%#151E32

Darker −40%#06090E

More saturated +25%#2756B9

Less saturated −25%#5F6A81

Channel breakdown

R67

G96

B157

Red67 (26.3%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue220.67°

Saturation (HSL)40.18%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 60 · B 9D

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