Colour
#402AAF
- #402AAF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#402AAF is a blue with RGB values 64, 42, 175 and HSL 250°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#402AAF#402AAF
HEX#402AAF
RGBrgb(64, 42, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1647, 0.6863
RGB percentages25.1%, 16.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(249.9, 61.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 76%, 68.6%)
CMYK63.4%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,205,231
CSS custom property--colour: #402AAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#BFD550
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99AF2A
Analogous#2A57AF, #822AAF
Triadic#AF402A, #2AAF40
Split complementary#AF822A, #57AF2A
Tetradic#AF2A57, #99AF2A, #2AAF82
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G42
B175
Red64 (25.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue249.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 2A · B AF
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