Colour

#43618A

#43618A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#43618A is a blue with RGB values 67, 97, 138 and HSL 215°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#43618A

RGBrgb(67, 97, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.3804, 0.5412

RGB percentages26.3%, 38%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(214.6, 34.6%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 51.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK51.4%, 29.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,415,882

CSS custom property--colour: #43618A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#BC9E75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51638Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#485C89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#226A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Gray · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A6C43

Analogous#43848A, #49438A

Triadic#8A4361, #618A43

Split complementary#8A4943, #848A43

Tetradic#8A4384, #8A6C43, #438A49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBCADE

Lighter +30%#99AFCD

Lighter +20%#7694BD

Lighter +10%#5479AC

Darker −10%#324968

Darker −20%#223145

Darker −30%#111923

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#295DA4

Less saturated −25%#5D6570

Channel breakdown

R67

G97

B138

Red67 (26.3%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue214.65°

Saturation (HSL)34.63%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 61 · B 8A

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