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#43597A Color

#43597A is rgb(67, 89, 122) in RGB, hsl(216, 29%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 27%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#43597A
HEX#43597A
RGBrgb(67, 89, 122)
HSLhsl(216, 29%, 37%)
HSVhsv(216, 45%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 27%, 0%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(46% 0.061 258.3)
LABlab(37.10% -1.39 -21.62)
LCHlch(37.10% 21.66 266.31)

What #43597A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #43597A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#43597A Channel Values

How #43597A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 67 · G 89 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 29% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 45% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.12:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #43597A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #43597A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #43597A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #43597A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #43597A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#43597A
Protanopia#56567A
Protanomaly#4F577A
Deuteranopia#52527A
Deuteranomaly#4D557A
Tritanopia#3B5E5E
Tritanomaly#3E5C6A
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #43597A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-43597a: #43597A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #43597A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-43597a': '#43597A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.349, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_43597a">#43597A</color>
SVG fillfill="#43597A"

More Blue Colors

#43597A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#43597A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #43597A?

#43597A is a dark blue — rgb(67, 89, 122) in RGB and hsl(216, 29%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #43597A?

#43597A is rgb(67, 89, 122) — red 67, green 89, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #43597A?

#43597A converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 27%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #43597A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #43597A scores 7.12:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #43597A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #43597A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 19.11, which is visibly different.

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