Colour

#0408DF

#0408DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0408DF is a blue with RGB values 4, 8, 223 and HSL 239°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0408DF#0408DF

HEX#0408DF

RGBrgb(4, 8, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0314, 0.8745

RGB percentages1.6%, 3.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(238.9, 96.5%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 98.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK98.2%, 96.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer264,415

CSS custom property--colour: #0408DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.97:1

Contrast with white9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#FBF720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0036DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.7 Blue · ΔE 15.1 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9 Dark violet · ΔE 29.2 Dark blue · ΔE 36.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFDB04

Analogous#0475DF, #6E04DF

Triadic#DF0408, #08DF04

Split complementary#DF6E04, #75DF04

Tetradic#DF0475, #DFDB04, #04DF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1B3FE

Lighter +30%#7F82FD

Lighter +20%#4D50FC

Lighter +10%#1B1FFB

Darker −10%#0306AD

Darker −20%#02047B

Darker −30%#010349

Darker −40%#000117

More saturated +25%#0004E3

Less saturated −25%#2023C3

Channel breakdown

B223

Red4 (1.6%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue238.9°

Saturation (HSL)96.48%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 08 · B DF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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