Colour

#4046FE

#4046FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4046FE is a blue with RGB values 64, 70, 254 and HSL 238°, 99%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4046FE#4046FE

HEX#4046FE

RGBrgb(64, 70, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2745, 0.9961

RGB percentages25.1%, 27.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(238.1, 99%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 74.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK74.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,212,478

CSS custom property--colour: #4046FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#BFB901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 20.5 Dark violet · ΔE 28.2 Blue · ΔE 29.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEF840

Analogous#40A5FE, #9940FE

Triadic#FE4046, #46FE40

Split complementary#FE9940, #A5FE40

Tetradic#FE40A5, #FEF840, #40FE99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D8D9FF

Lighter +20%#A5A8FF

Lighter +10%#7377FE

Darker −10%#0D15FE

Darker −20%#0108D7

Darker −30%#0106A4

Darker −40%#010471

More saturated +25%#3F45FF

Less saturated −25%#585CE6

Channel breakdown

R64

G70

B254

Red64 (25.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue238.11°

Saturation (HSL)98.96%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 46 · B FE

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