Colour

#402AC4

#402AC4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#402AC4 is a blue with RGB values 64, 42, 196 and HSL 249°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#402AC4#402AC4

HEX#402AC4

RGBrgb(64, 42, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1647, 0.7686

RGB percentages25.1%, 16.5%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(248.6, 64.7%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 78.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK67.3%, 78.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,205,252

CSS custom property--colour: #402AC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#BFD53B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.2 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Medium blue · ΔE 21.7 Navy · ΔE 22.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEC42A

Analogous#2A61C4, #8D2AC4

Triadic#C4402A, #2AC440

Split complementary#C48D2A, #61C42A

Tetradic#C42A61, #AEC42A, #2AC48D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDC7F3

Lighter +30%#A89DEA

Lighter +20%#8373E1

Lighter +10%#5D49D8

Darker −10%#32219A

Darker −20%#251870

Darker −30%#170F46

Darker −40%#09061C

More saturated +25%#2B0CE2

Less saturated −25%#5548A6

Channel breakdown

R64

G42

B196

Red64 (25.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue248.57°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 2A · B C4

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