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Recognised as Colour

#436FBC

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

#436FBC is a blue with RGB values 67, 111, 188 and HSL 218°, 47%, 50%. 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

#436FBC#436FBC
HEX#436FBC
RGBrgb(67, 111, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4353, 0.7373
RGB percentages26.3%, 43.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(218.2, 47.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 64.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK64.4%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,419,516
CSS custom property--colour: #436FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#BC9043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C76BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A6BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9043
Analogous#43ABBC, #5443BC
Triadic#BC436F, #6FBC43
Split complementary#BC5443, #ABBC43
Tetradic#BC43AB, #BC9043, #43BC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E2F2
Lighter +30%#B4C5E4
Lighter +20%#8EA9D7
Lighter +10%#698CC9
Darker −10%#365996
Darker −20%#284371
Darker −30%#1B2C4B
Darker −40%#0D1626
More saturated +25%#2366DC
Less saturated −25%#63789C

Channel breakdown

R67
G111
B188
Red67 (26.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)47.45%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 6F · B BC

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