Recognised as Colour

#4059FD

#4059FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4059FD is a blue with RGB values 64, 89, 253 and HSL 232°, 98%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4059FD#4059FD

HEX#4059FD

RGBrgb(64, 89, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.349, 0.9922

RGB percentages25.1%, 34.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(232.1, 97.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 74.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK74.7%, 64.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,217,341

CSS custom property--colour: #4059FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#BFA602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0085A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9 Royal blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7 Medium blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDE440

Analogous#40B8FD, #8640FD

Triadic#FD4059, #59FD40

Split complementary#FD8540, #B8FD40

Tetradic#FD40B7, #FDE440, #40FD85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D7DDFF

Lighter +20%#A5B1FE

Lighter +10%#7285FE

Darker −10%#0E2DFC

Darker −20%#021ED5

Darker −30%#0217A2

Darker −40%#011070

More saturated +25%#3E58FF

Less saturated −25%#586BE5

Channel breakdown

R64

G89

B253

Red64 (25.1%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue232.06°

Saturation (HSL)97.93%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 59 · B FD

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