Colour

#405D95

#405D95
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#405D95 is a blue with RGB values 64, 93, 149 and HSL 220°, 40%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#405D95

RGBrgb(64, 93, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3647, 0.5843

RGB percentages25.1%, 36.5%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(219.5, 39.9%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 57%, 58.4%)

CMYK57%, 37.6%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,218,261

CSS custom property--colour: #405D95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#BFA26A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#466297no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C5A94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#076972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Dim grey · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#957840

Analogous#408895, #4D4095

Triadic#95405D, #5D9540

Split complementary#954E40, #879540

Tetradic#954088, #957840, #40954E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BECBE3

Lighter +30%#9AAED4

Lighter +20%#7791C4

Lighter +10%#5374B5

Darker −10%#314771

Darker −20%#21304E

Darker −30%#121A2A

Darker −40%#030406

More saturated +25%#2555B0

Less saturated −25%#5B657A

Channel breakdown

R64

G93

B149

Red64 (25.1%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue219.53°

Saturation (HSL)39.91%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 5D · B 95

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