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Recognised as Colour

#437AE9

  • #437AE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#437AE9 is a blue with RGB values 67, 122, 233 and HSL 220°, 79%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#437AE9#437AE9
HEX#437AE9
RGBrgb(67, 122, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.4784, 0.9137
RGB percentages26.3%, 47.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(220.1, 79%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 71.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK71.2%, 47.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,422,377
CSS custom property--colour: #437AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#BC8516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D86EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0877E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9B243
Analogous#43CDE9, #5F43E9
Triadic#E9437A, #7AE943
Split complementary#E95F43, #CDE943
Tetradic#E943CD, #E9B243, #43E95F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#CCDBF9
Lighter +20%#9EBBF4
Lighter +10%#719AEE
Darker −10%#1A5BDF
Darker −20%#1549B1
Darker −30%#0F3684
Darker −40%#0A2356
More saturated +25%#2D73FF
Less saturated −25%#5D83CF

Channel breakdown

R67
G122
B233
Red67 (26.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue220.12°
Saturation (HSL)79.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 7A · B E9

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