Recognised as Colour

#402FDF

#402FDF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#402FDF is a blue with RGB values 64, 47, 223 and HSL 246°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#402FDF#402FDF

HEX#402FDF

RGBrgb(64, 47, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1843, 0.8745

RGB percentages25.1%, 18.4%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(245.8, 73.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 78.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK71.3%, 78.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,206,559

CSS custom property--colour: #402FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#BFD020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 16.7 Dark violet · ΔE 23.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3 Dark blue · ΔE 27.6 Blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEDF2F

Analogous#2F76DF, #982FDF

Triadic#DF402F, #2FDF40

Split complementary#DF982F, #76DF2F

Tetradic#DF2F76, #CEDF2F, #2FDF98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E0FA

Lighter +30%#BAB4F3

Lighter +20%#9187ED

Lighter +10%#695BE6

Darker −10%#2D1DBE

Darker −20%#221692

Darker −30%#181065

Darker −40%#0D0939

More saturated +25%#2811FD

Less saturated −25%#584DC1

Channel breakdown

R64

G47

B223

Red64 (25.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue245.8°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 2F · B DF

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