Recognised as Colour

#4036FF

#4036FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4036FF is a blue with RGB values 64, 54, 255 and HSL 243°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4036FF#4036FF

HEX#4036FF

RGBrgb(64, 54, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2118, 1

RGB percentages25.1%, 21.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(243, 100%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243, 78.8%, 100%)

CMYK74.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,208,383

CSS custom property--colour: #4036FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#BFC900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00759Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.9 Dark blue · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5FF36

Analogous#3691FF, #A436FF

Triadic#FF4036, #36FF40

Split complementary#FFA436, #91FF36

Tetradic#FF3691, #F5FF36, #36FFA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D1CFFF

Lighter +20%#A19CFF

Lighter +10%#7069FF

Darker −10%#1003FF

Darker −20%#0A00CF

Darker −30%#08009C

Darker −40%#050069

More saturated +25%#4036FF

Less saturated −25%#574FE6

Channel breakdown

R64

G54

B255

Red64 (25.1%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue242.99°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 36 · B FF

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