Recognised as Colour
#402BD5
- #402BD5
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium blue
#402BD5 is a blue with RGB values 64, 43, 213 and HSL 247°, 67%, 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
#402BD5#402BD5
HEX#402BD5
RGBrgb(64, 43, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1686, 0.8353
RGB percentages25.1%, 16.9%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(247.4, 66.9%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 79.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK70%, 79.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,205,525
CSS custom property--colour: #402BD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#BFD42A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0D52B
Analogous#2B6BD5, #952BD5
Triadic#D5402B, #2BD540
Split complementary#D5952B, #6BD52B
Tetradic#D52B6B, #C0D52B, #2BD595
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G43
B213
Red64 (25.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue247.41°
Saturation (HSL)66.93%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 2B · B D5
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