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Recognised as Colour

#436CFC

  • #436CFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#436CFC is a blue with RGB values 67, 108, 252 and HSL 227°, 97%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#436CFC#436CFC
HEX#436CFC
RGBrgb(67, 108, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4235, 0.9882
RGB percentages26.3%, 42.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(226.7, 96.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 73.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK73.4%, 57.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,418,812
CSS custom property--colour: #436CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#BC9303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0090AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD343
Analogous#43C9FC, #7743FC
Triadic#FC436C, #6CFC43
Split complementary#FC7743, #C9FC43
Tetradic#FC43C9, #FCD343, #43FC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE2FE
Lighter +20%#A7BBFE
Lighter +10%#7593FD
Darker −10%#1145FB
Darker −20%#0332D6
Darker −30%#0326A3
Darker −40%#021A71
More saturated +25%#406AFF
Less saturated −25%#5B79E4

Channel breakdown

R67
G108
B252
Red67 (26.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue226.7°
Saturation (HSL)96.86%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 6C · B FC

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