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Recognised as Colour

#436BC1

  • #436BC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#436BC1 is a blue with RGB values 67, 107, 193 and HSL 221°, 50%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#436BC1#436BC1
HEX#436BC1
RGBrgb(67, 107, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4196, 0.7569
RGB percentages26.3%, 42%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(221, 50.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 65.3%, 75.7%)
CMYK65.3%, 44.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,418,497
CSS custom property--colour: #436BC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#BC943E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4274C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C69BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C19943
Analogous#43AAC1, #5A43C1
Triadic#C1436B, #6BC143
Split complementary#C15A43, #AAC143
Tetradic#C143AA, #C19943, #43C15A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE4F4
Lighter +30%#B6C6E7
Lighter +20%#90A7DA
Lighter +10%#6989CE
Darker −10%#34559D
Darker −20%#274077
Darker −30%#1B2C50
Darker −40%#0E172A
More saturated +25%#2460E0
Less saturated −25%#6276A2

Channel breakdown

R67
G107
B193
Red67 (26.3%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue220.95°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 6B · B C1

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