Colour

#436D86

#436D86
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#436D86 is a blue with RGB values 67, 109, 134 and HSL 202°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#436D86

RGBrgb(67, 109, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4275, 0.5255

RGB percentages26.3%, 42.7%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(202.4, 33.3%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 50%, 52.5%)

CMYK50%, 18.7%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,418,950

CSS custom property--colour: #436D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#BC9279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616C87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#586586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#227475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Gray · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#865C43

Analogous#43867E, #434B86

Triadic#86436D, #6D8643

Split complementary#86434B, #867E43

Tetradic#7E4386, #865C43, #4B8643

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9CFDC

Lighter +30%#97B8CB

Lighter +20%#75A0BA

Lighter +10%#5489A8

Darker −10%#325164

Darker −20%#213642

Darker −30%#101A20

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A739F

Less saturated −25%#5C676D

Channel breakdown

R67

G109

B134

Red67 (26.3%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue202.39°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 6D · B 86

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