Recognised as Colour

#4046FF

#4046FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4046FF is a blue with RGB values 64, 70, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4046FF#4046FF

HEX#4046FF

RGBrgb(64, 70, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2745, 1

RGB percentages25.1%, 27.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(238.1, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK74.9%, 72.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,212,479

CSS custom property--colour: #4046FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#BFB900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

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

Tritanopia#007C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 28.3 Blue · ΔE 29.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF940

Analogous#40A6FF, #9940FF

Triadic#FF4046, #46FF40

Split complementary#FF9940, #A6FF40

Tetradic#FF40A6, #FFF940, #40FF99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9DAFF

Lighter +20%#A6A9FF

Lighter +10%#7377FF

Darker −10%#0D15FF

Darker −20%#0007D9

Darker −30%#0005A6

Darker −40%#000473

More saturated +25%#4046FF

Less saturated −25%#585CE7

Channel breakdown

R64

G70

B255

Red64 (25.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue238.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 46 · B FF

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