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Recognised as Colour

#0040F2

  • #0040F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0040F2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 64, 242 and HSL 224°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0040F2#0040F2
HEX#0040F2
RGBrgb(0, 64, 242)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.251, 0.949
RGB percentages0%, 25.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(224.1, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK100%, 73.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,626
CSS custom property--colour: #0040F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFBF0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 30.7Blue · ΔE 31Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.9Dark blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2B200
Analogous#00B9F2, #3900F2
Triadic#F20040, #40F200
Split complementary#F23900, #B9F200
Tetradic#F200B9, #F2B200, #00F239

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD0FF
Lighter +30%#8CAAFF
Lighter +20%#5985FF
Lighter +10%#265FFF
Darker −10%#0033BF
Darker −20%#00258C
Darker −30%#001859
Darker −40%#000A26
More saturated +25%#0040F2
Less saturated −25%#1E4ED4

Channel breakdown

R0
G64
B242
Red0 (0%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue224.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 40 · B F2

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