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Recognised as Colour

#040EEB

  • #040EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#040EEB is a blue with RGB values 4, 14, 235 and HSL 237°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#040EEB#040EEB
HEX#040EEB
RGBrgb(4, 14, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0549, 0.9216
RGB percentages1.6%, 5.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(237.4, 96.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 98.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK98.3%, 94%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer265,963
CSS custom property--colour: #040EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#FBF114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#00648Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.8Medium blue · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 28Dark violet · ΔE 31.3Dark blue · ΔE 41.1Dark orchid · ΔE 42.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE104
Analogous#0482EB, #6D04EB
Triadic#EB040E, #0EEB04
Split complementary#EB6D04, #82EB04
Tetradic#EB0482, #EBE104, #04EB6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC0FE
Lighter +30%#8B90FD
Lighter +20%#5960FC
Lighter +10%#2730FB
Darker −10%#030BB9
Darker −20%#020887
Darker −30%#010555
Darker −40%#010222
More saturated +25%#000AEF
Less saturated −25%#2229CD

Channel breakdown

R4
G14
B235
Red4 (1.6%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue237.4°
Saturation (HSL)96.65%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 0E · B EB

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