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Recognised as Colour

#43659C

  • #43659C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#43659C is a blue with RGB values 67, 101, 156 and HSL 217°, 40%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#43659C#43659C
HEX#43659C
RGBrgb(67, 101, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.3961, 0.6118
RGB percentages26.3%, 39.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(217.1, 39.9%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 57.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK57.1%, 35.3%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,416,924
CSS custom property--colour: #43659C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#BC9A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F699Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#43619Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#037179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C7A43
Analogous#43929C, #4D439C
Triadic#9C4365, #659C43
Split complementary#9C4D43, #929C43
Tetradic#9C4392, #9C7A43, #439C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D2E6
Lighter +30%#A1B6D7
Lighter +20%#7E9AC7
Lighter +10%#5A7EB8
Darker −10%#344E78
Darker −20%#243755
Darker −30%#152031
Darker −40%#06090D
More saturated +25%#275EB8
Less saturated −25%#5F6C80

Channel breakdown

R67
G101
B156
Red67 (26.3%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue217.08°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 65 · B 9C

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