Recognised as Colour

#405BA6

#405BA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#405BA6 is a blue with RGB values 64, 91, 166 and HSL 224°, 44%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#405BA6

RGBrgb(64, 91, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3569, 0.651

RGB percentages25.1%, 35.7%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(224.1, 44.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 61.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK61.4%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,217,766

CSS custom property--colour: #405BA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#BFA459

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3863A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#295AA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Steel blue · ΔE 24.6 Royal blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A68B40

Analogous#408EA6, #5840A6

Triadic#A6405B, #5BA640

Split complementary#A65840, #8EA640

Tetradic#A6408E, #A68B40, #40A658

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D1EA

Lighter +30%#A3B2DC

Lighter +20%#7F93CD

Lighter +10%#5A75BF

Darker −10%#324781

Darker −20%#24335C

Darker −30%#151E38

Darker −40%#070A13

More saturated +25%#234DC3

Less saturated −25%#5D6989

Channel breakdown

R64

G91

B166

Red64 (25.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue224.12°

Saturation (HSL)44.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 5B · B A6

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