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Recognised as Colour

#436FAA

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

#436FAA is a blue with RGB values 67, 111, 170 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

#436FAA#436FAA
HEX#436FAA
RGBrgb(67, 111, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4353, 0.6667
RGB percentages26.3%, 43.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(214.4, 43.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 60.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK60.6%, 34.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,419,498
CSS custom property--colour: #436FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#BC9055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5673ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4969A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA7E43
Analogous#43A3AA, #4B43AA
Triadic#AA436F, #6FAA43
Split complementary#AA4A43, #A3AA43
Tetradic#AA43A2, #AA7E43, #43AA4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDAEB
Lighter +30%#A9BFDD
Lighter +20%#84A4CF
Lighter +10%#6089C0
Darker −10%#355785
Darker −20%#263F61
Darker −30%#18273C
Darker −40%#090F18
More saturated +25%#256BC8
Less saturated −25%#61738C

Channel breakdown

R67
G111
B170
Red67 (26.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue214.37°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 6F · B AA

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