Colour

#4028EE

#4028EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4028EE is a blue with RGB values 64, 40, 238 and HSL 247°, 85%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4028EE#4028EE

HEX#4028EE

RGBrgb(64, 40, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1569, 0.9333

RGB percentages25.1%, 15.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(247.3, 85.3%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 83.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK73.1%, 83.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,204,782

CSS custom property--colour: #4028EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#BFD711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#00698Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19.5 Blue · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6 Dark blue · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6EE28

Analogous#2873EE, #A328EE

Triadic#EE4028, #28EE40

Split complementary#EEA328, #73EE28

Tetradic#EE2873, #D6EE28, #28EEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E5FD

Lighter +30%#BEB6F9

Lighter +20%#9487F5

Lighter +10%#6A57F2

Darker −10%#2811D2

Darker −20%#1F0DA3

Darker −30%#160974

Darker −40%#0D0545

More saturated +25%#3317FF

Less saturated −25%#5645D1

Channel breakdown

R64

G40

B238

Red64 (25.1%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue247.27°

Saturation (HSL)85.34%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 28 · B EE

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