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Recognised as Colour

#436FA8

  • #436FA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#436FA8 is a blue with RGB values 67, 111, 168 and HSL 214°, 43%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#436FA8#436FA8
HEX#436FA8
RGBrgb(67, 111, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4353, 0.6588
RGB percentages26.3%, 43.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(213.9, 43%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 60.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK60.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,419,496
CSS custom property--colour: #436FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#BC9057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5773AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A69A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A87C43
Analogous#43A2A8, #4943A8
Triadic#A8436F, #6FA843
Split complementary#A84943, #A2A843
Tetradic#A843A2, #A87C43, #43A84A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDAEB
Lighter +30%#A8BFDC
Lighter +20%#83A4CE
Lighter +10%#5F89BF
Darker −10%#345784
Darker −20%#263F5F
Darker −30%#17273B
Darker −40%#090F16
More saturated +25%#266BC5
Less saturated −25%#60738B

Channel breakdown

R67
G111
B168
Red67 (26.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue213.86°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 6F · B A8

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