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Recognised as Colour

#4048EE

  • #4048EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4048EE is a blue with RGB values 64, 72, 238 and HSL 237°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4048EE#4048EE
HEX#4048EE
RGBrgb(64, 72, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2824, 0.9333
RGB percentages25.1%, 28.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(237.2, 83.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 73.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK73.1%, 69.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,212,974
CSS custom property--colour: #4048EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#BFB711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#007696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Medium blue · ΔE 24.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7Dark violet · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE640
Analogous#409FEE, #8F40EE
Triadic#EE4048, #48EE40
Split complementary#EE8F40, #9FEE40
Tetradic#EE409F, #EEE640, #40EE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFF
Lighter +30%#CCCFFB
Lighter +20%#9EA2F6
Lighter +10%#6F75F2
Darker −10%#151EE6
Darker −20%#1018B8
Darker −30%#0C1289
Darker −40%#080C5A
More saturated +25%#2F39FF
Less saturated −25%#5A60D4

Channel breakdown

R64
G72
B238
Red64 (25.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue237.24°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 48 · B EE

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