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Colour

#4056AE

  • #4056AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4056AE is a blue with RGB values 64, 86, 174 and HSL 228°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4056AE#4056AE
HEX#4056AE
RGBrgb(64, 86, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3373, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.1%, 33.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(228, 46.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 63.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK63.2%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,216,494
CSS custom property--colour: #4056AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#BFA951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2662B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#0858ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE9840
Analogous#408DAE, #6140AE
Triadic#AE4056, #56AE40
Split complementary#AE6140, #8DAE40
Tetradic#AE408D, #AE9840, #40AE61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD4ED
Lighter +30%#A8B3DF
Lighter +20%#8392D1
Lighter +10%#5D72C4
Darker −10%#324489
Darker −20%#253163
Darker −30%#171F3E
Darker −40%#090C19
More saturated +25%#2244CC
Less saturated −25%#5E6890

Channel breakdown

R64
G86
B174
Red64 (25.1%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 56 · B AE

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