Recognised as Colour

#040AF4

#040AF4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#040AF4 is a blue with RGB values 4, 10, 244 and HSL 239°, 97%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#040AF4#040AF4

HEX#040AF4

RGBrgb(4, 10, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0392, 0.9569

RGB percentages1.6%, 3.9%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(238.5, 96.8%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 98.4%, 95.7%)

CMYK98.4%, 95.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer264,948

CSS custom property--colour: #040AF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#FBF50B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.2 Medium blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 31 Dark violet · ΔE 34 Dark blue · ΔE 45.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 46

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4EE04

Analogous#0482F4, #7604F4

Triadic#F4040A, #0AF404

Split complementary#F47604, #82F404

Tetradic#F40482, #F4EE04, #04F476

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6C7FE

Lighter +30%#9496FD

Lighter +20%#6265FC

Lighter +10%#2F35FC

Darker −10%#0308C2

Darker −20%#020690

Darker −30%#02045D

Darker −40%#01022B

More saturated +25%#0006F8

Less saturated −25%#2327D5

Channel breakdown

G10

B244

Red4 (1.6%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue238.5°

Saturation (HSL)96.77%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 0A · B F4

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