Colour

#0040FC

#0040FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0040FC is a blue with RGB values 0, 64, 252 and HSL 225°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0040FC#0040FC

HEX#0040FC

RGBrgb(0, 64, 252)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.251, 0.9882

RGB percentages0%, 25.1%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(224.8, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK100%, 74.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,636

CSS custom property--colour: #0040FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#FFBF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00799Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark violet · ΔE 31.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 36 Medium slateblue · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCBC00

Analogous#00BEFC, #3E00FC

Triadic#FC0040, #40FC00

Split complementary#FC3E00, #BEFC00

Tetradic#FC00BE, #FCBC00, #00FC3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9D7FF

Lighter +30%#96B1FF

Lighter +20%#638BFF

Lighter +10%#3065FF

Darker −10%#0033C9

Darker −20%#002696

Darker −30%#001963

Darker −40%#000C30

More saturated +25%#0040FC

Less saturated −25%#204FDD

Channel breakdown

G64

B252

Red0 (0%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue224.76°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 40 · B FC

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