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Recognised as Colour

#043174

  • #043174
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#043174 is a blue with RGB values 4, 49, 116 and HSL 216°, 93%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#043174#043174
HEX#043174
RGBrgb(4, 49, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1922, 0.4549
RGB percentages1.6%, 19.2%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(215.9, 93.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 96.6%, 45.5%)
CMYK96.6%, 57.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer274,804
CSS custom property--colour: #043174;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FBCE8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00424Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Midnight blue · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 35.2Royal blue · ΔE 36.5Steel blue · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#744704
Analogous#046974, #0F0474
Triadic#740431, #317404
Split complementary#740F04, #697404
Tetradic#740469, #744704, #04740F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4B91F9
Lighter +30%#1A73F7
Lighter +20%#075BD7
Lighter +10%#0646A5
Darker −10%#021C43
Darker −20%#010711
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003078
Less saturated −25%#133465

Channel breakdown

R4
G49
B116
Red4 (1.6%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue215.89°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 31 · B 74

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