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Recognised as Colour

#4002FF

  • #4002FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4002FF is a blue with RGB values 64, 2, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4002FF#4002FF
HEX#4002FF
RGBrgb(64, 2, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0078, 1
RGB percentages25.1%, 0.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.7, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK74.9%, 99.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,195,071
CSS custom property--colour: #4002FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#BFFD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4.8Medium blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 31.6Dark violet · ΔE 33.9Dark orchid · ΔE 46.9Dark blue · ΔE 49.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4.77, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1FF02
Analogous#0242FF, #BF02FF
Triadic#FF4002, #02FF40
Split complementary#FFBF02, #42FF02
Tetradic#FF0242, #C1FF02, #02FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DACEFF
Lighter +30%#B49BFF
Lighter +20%#8D68FF
Lighter +10%#6735FF
Darker −10%#3200CE
Darker −20%#26009B
Darker −30%#190068
Darker −40%#0D0035
More saturated +25%#4002FF
Less saturated −25%#5022DF

Channel breakdown

R64
G2
B255
Red64 (25.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 02 · B FF

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