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Recognised as Colour

#436FB9

  • #436FB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#436FB9 is a blue with RGB values 67, 111, 185 and HSL 218°, 47%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#436FB9#436FB9
HEX#436FB9
RGBrgb(67, 111, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4353, 0.7255
RGB percentages26.3%, 43.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(217.6, 46.8%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 63.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK63.8%, 40%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,419,513
CSS custom property--colour: #436FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#BC9046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E76BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6BB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98D43
Analogous#43AAB9, #5243B9
Triadic#B9436F, #6FB943
Split complementary#B95243, #AAB943
Tetradic#B943AA, #B98D43, #43B952

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E1F1
Lighter +30%#B2C4E3
Lighter +20%#8CA8D6
Lighter +10%#678BC8
Darker −10%#355994
Darker −20%#28426E
Darker −30%#1A2C49
Darker −40%#0D1523
More saturated +25%#2467D9
Less saturated −25%#63779A

Channel breakdown

R67
G111
B185
Red67 (26.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue217.63°
Saturation (HSL)46.83%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 6F · B B9

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