Colour

#436CB1

#436CB1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#436CB1 is a blue with RGB values 67, 108, 177 and HSL 218°, 45%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#436CB1

RGBrgb(67, 108, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4235, 0.6941

RGB percentages26.3%, 42.4%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(217.6, 45.1%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 62.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK62.1%, 39%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,418,737

CSS custom property--colour: #436CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#BC934E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E72B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F68B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 30.7 Medium purple · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B18843

Analogous#43A3B1, #5143B1

Triadic#B1436C, #6CB143

Split complementary#B15143, #A3B143

Tetradic#B143A3, #B18843, #43B151

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2DCEE

Lighter +30%#ADC0E0

Lighter +20%#88A4D2

Lighter +10%#6387C4

Darker −10%#35558C

Darker −20%#273F67

Darker −30%#192842

Darker −40%#0B121D

More saturated +25%#2564CF

Less saturated −25%#627493

Channel breakdown

R67

G108

B177

Red67 (26.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue217.64°

Saturation (HSL)45.08%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 6C · B B1

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