Recognised as Colour

#404DFF

#404DFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#404DFF is a blue with RGB values 64, 77, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#404DFF#404DFF

HEX#404DFF

RGBrgb(64, 77, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.302, 1

RGB percentages25.1%, 30.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(235.9, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK74.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,214,271

CSS custom property--colour: #404DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#BFB200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Medium blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Dark violet · ΔE 29.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1 Blue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF240

Analogous#40ACFF, #9340FF

Triadic#FF404D, #4DFF40

Split complementary#FF9340, #ACFF40

Tetradic#FF40AC, #FFF240, #40FF93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9DCFF

Lighter +20%#A6ACFF

Lighter +10%#737DFF

Darker −10%#0D1DFF

Darker −20%#000FD9

Darker −30%#000BA6

Darker −40%#000873

More saturated +25%#404DFF

Less saturated −25%#5862E7

Channel breakdown

R64

G77

B255

Red64 (25.1%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue235.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 4D · B FF

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