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Colour

#4053BE

  • #4053BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4053BE is a blue with RGB values 64, 83, 190 and HSL 231°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4053BE#4053BE
HEX#4053BE
RGBrgb(64, 83, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3255, 0.7451
RGB percentages25.1%, 32.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(231, 49.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 66.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK66.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,215,742
CSS custom property--colour: #4053BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#BFAC41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEAB40
Analogous#4092BE, #6C40BE
Triadic#BE4053, #53BE40
Split complementary#BE6C40, #92BE40
Tetradic#BE4092, #BEAB40, #40BE6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8DCF2
Lighter +30%#B2BAE5
Lighter +20%#8C97D8
Lighter +10%#6675CB
Darker −10%#334298
Darker −20%#263272
Darker −30%#19214C
Darker −40%#0D1025
More saturated +25%#203DDE
Less saturated −25%#60699E

Channel breakdown

R64
G83
B190
Red64 (25.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue230.95°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 53 · B BE

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