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Recognised as Colour

#4038DB

  • #4038DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4038DB is a blue with RGB values 64, 56, 219 and HSL 243°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4038DB#4038DB
HEX#4038DB
RGBrgb(64, 56, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2196, 0.8588
RGB percentages25.1%, 22%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(242.9, 69.4%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 74.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK70.8%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,208,859
CSS custom property--colour: #4038DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#BFC724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Medium blue · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Dark violet · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3DB38
Analogous#3881DB, #9138DB
Triadic#DB4038, #38DB40
Split complementary#DB9238, #82DB38
Tetradic#DB3882, #D3DB38, #38DB92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E5FA
Lighter +30%#BCBAF2
Lighter +20%#938EEB
Lighter +10%#6963E3
Darker −10%#2A22BE
Darker −20%#201B92
Darker −30%#171367
Darker −40%#0D0B3C
More saturated +25%#261BF8
Less saturated −25%#5A55BE

Channel breakdown

R64
G56
B219
Red64 (25.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue242.94°
Saturation (HSL)69.36%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 38 · B DB

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