Recognised as Colour

#4020CC

#4020CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4020CC is a blue with RGB values 64, 32, 204 and HSL 251°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4020CC#4020CC

HEX#4020CC

RGBrgb(64, 32, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1255, 0.8

RGB percentages25.1%, 12.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(251.2, 72.9%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 84.3%, 80%)

CMYK68.6%, 84.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,202,700

CSS custom property--colour: #4020CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#BFDF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00587Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.5 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Dark violet · ΔE 21.5 Dark blue · ΔE 22.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4 Navy · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACCC20

Analogous#2056CC, #9620CC

Triadic#CC4020, #20CC40

Split complementary#CC9620, #56CC20

Tetradic#CC2056, #ACCC20, #20CC96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCC2F6

Lighter +30%#A796EF

Lighter +20%#826AE8

Lighter +10%#5C3EE1

Darker −10%#3219A0

Darker −20%#241274

Darker −30%#170B48

Darker −40%#09041C

More saturated +25%#2D02EA

Less saturated −25%#533DAF

Channel breakdown

R64

G32

B204

Red64 (25.1%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue251.16°

Saturation (HSL)72.88%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 20 · B CC

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