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Recognised as Colour

#405C95

  • #405C95
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#405C95 is a blue with RGB values 64, 92, 149 and HSL 220°, 40%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#405C95#405C95
HEX#405C95
RGBrgb(64, 92, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3608, 0.5843
RGB percentages25.1%, 36.1%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(220.2, 39.9%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 57%, 58.4%)
CMYK57%, 38.3%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,218,005
CSS custom property--colour: #405C95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#BFA36A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A5994no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#086971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Slate grey · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#957940
Analogous#408695, #4F4095
Triadic#95405C, #5C9540
Split complementary#954F40, #869540
Tetradic#954086, #957940, #40954F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECAE3
Lighter +30%#9AADD4
Lighter +20%#7790C4
Lighter +10%#5373B5
Darker −10%#314671
Darker −20%#21304E
Darker −30%#121A2A
Darker −40%#030406
More saturated +25%#2553B0
Less saturated −25%#5B657A

Channel breakdown

R64
G92
B149
Red64 (25.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 5C · B 95

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