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Recognised as Colour

#402EA2

  • #402EA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#402EA2 is a blue with RGB values 64, 46, 162 and HSL 249°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#402EA2#402EA2
HEX#402EA2
RGBrgb(64, 46, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1804, 0.6353
RGB percentages25.1%, 18%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(249.3, 55.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 71.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK60.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,206,242
CSS custom property--colour: #402EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#BFD15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004D65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.6Indigo · ΔE 14.9Navy · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Dark blue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90A22E
Analogous#2E56A2, #7A2EA2
Triadic#A2402E, #2EA240
Split complementary#A27A2E, #56A22E
Tetradic#A22E56, #90A22E, #2EA27A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB3E9
Lighter +30%#988BDE
Lighter +20%#7563D3
Lighter +10%#513CC7
Darker −10%#30237A
Darker −20%#211753
Darker −30%#110C2B
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#2E14BC
Less saturated −25%#524888

Channel breakdown

R64
G46
B162
Red64 (25.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue249.31°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 2E · B A2

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