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Recognised as Colour

#4014EC

  • #4014EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4014EC is a blue with RGB values 64, 20, 236 and HSL 252°, 85%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4014EC#4014EC
HEX#4014EC
RGBrgb(64, 20, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0784, 0.9255
RGB percentages25.1%, 7.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(252.2, 85%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 91.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK72.9%, 91.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,199,660
CSS custom property--colour: #4014EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#BFEB13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00648Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.5Blue · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 37.5Dark blue · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0EC14
Analogous#1454EC, #AC14EC
Triadic#EC4014, #14EC40
Split complementary#ECAC14, #54EC14
Tetradic#EC1454, #C0EC14, #14ECAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D1FB
Lighter +30%#B3A2F7
Lighter +20%#8D72F4
Lighter +10%#6643F0
Darker −10%#330FBE
Darker −20%#260C8E
Darker −30%#1A085F
Darker −40%#0D0430
More saturated +25%#3501FF
Less saturated −25%#5334CC

Channel breakdown

R64
G20
B236
Red64 (25.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue252.22°
Saturation (HSL)85.04%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 14 · B EC

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