Colour

#402DF9

#402DF9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#402DF9 is a blue with RGB values 64, 45, 249 and HSL 246°, 94%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#402DF9#402DF9

HEX#402DF9

RGBrgb(64, 45, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1765, 0.9765

RGB percentages25.1%, 17.6%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(245.6, 94.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 81.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK74.3%, 81.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,206,073

CSS custom property--colour: #402DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#BFD206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.2 Blue · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.2 Dark blue · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6F92D

Analogous#2D80F9, #A62DF9

Triadic#F9402D, #2DF940

Split complementary#F9A62D, #80F92D

Tetradic#F92D80, #E6F92D, #2DF9A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F3FF

Lighter +30%#C7C2FD

Lighter +20%#9A90FC

Lighter +10%#6D5FFA

Darker −10%#1C07EC

Darker −20%#1605BB

Darker −30%#100489

Darker −40%#0A0357

More saturated +25%#3B27FF

Less saturated −25%#5648DE

Channel breakdown

R64

G45

B249

Red64 (25.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue245.59°

Saturation (HSL)94.44%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 2D · B F9

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