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Recognised as Colour

#402BE0

  • #402BE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#402BE0 is a blue with RGB values 64, 43, 224 and HSL 247°, 74%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#402BE0#402BE0
HEX#402BE0
RGBrgb(64, 43, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1686, 0.8784
RGB percentages25.1%, 16.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(247, 74.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 80.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK71.4%, 80.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,205,536
CSS custom property--colour: #402BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#BFD41F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#006487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.8Blue · ΔE 27.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE02B
Analogous#2B71E0, #9B2BE0
Triadic#E0402B, #2BE040
Split complementary#E09B2B, #71E02B
Tetradic#E02B70, #CBE02B, #2BE09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DDFA
Lighter +30%#B8B0F4
Lighter +20%#9084ED
Lighter +10%#6857E7
Darker −10%#2E1CBC
Darker −20%#231590
Darker −30%#180F63
Darker −40%#0D0837
More saturated +25%#290DFE
Less saturated −25%#5749C2

Channel breakdown

R64
G43
B224
Red64 (25.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue246.96°
Saturation (HSL)74.49%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 2B · B E0

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