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Recognised as Colour

#40326D

  • #40326D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#40326D is a blue with RGB values 64, 50, 109 and HSL 254°, 37%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#40326D#40326D
HEX#40326D
RGBrgb(64, 50, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1961, 0.4275
RGB percentages25.1%, 19.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(254.2, 37.1%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 54.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK41.3%, 54.1%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,207,213
CSS custom property--colour: #40326D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#BFCD92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A3D6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C3B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#343E4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 35.5Indigo · ΔE 36.9Steel blue · ΔE 37.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)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#5F6D32
Analogous#32426D, #5D326D
Triadic#6D4032, #326D40
Split complementary#6D5E32, #416D32
Tetradic#6D3242, #5F6D32, #326D5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A79AD1
Lighter +30%#8977C1
Lighter +20%#6A54B1
Lighter +10%#554290
Darker −10%#2B224A
Darker −20%#171227
Darker −30%#020204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#361E81
Less saturated −25%#4A4659

Channel breakdown

R64
G50
B109
Red64 (25.1%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue254.24°
Saturation (HSL)37.11%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 32 · B 6D

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