Colour

#405D98

#405D98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#405D98 is a blue with RGB values 64, 93, 152 and HSL 220°, 41%, 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

#405D98#405D98

HEX#405D98

RGBrgb(64, 93, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3647, 0.5961

RGB percentages25.1%, 36.5%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(220.2, 40.7%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 57.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK57.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,218,264

CSS custom property--colour: #405D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#BFA267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45629Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#395A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#006A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26 Slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#987B40

Analogous#408998, #4F4098

Triadic#98405D, #5D9840

Split complementary#984F40, #899840

Tetradic#984089, #987B40, #40984F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0CCE4

Lighter +30%#9CAFD5

Lighter +20%#7892C6

Lighter +10%#5475B7

Darker −10%#314774

Darker −20%#223150

Darker −30%#131B2C

Darker −40%#040508

More saturated +25%#2554B3

Less saturated −25%#5B667D

Channel breakdown

R64

G93

B152

Red64 (25.1%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue220.23°

Saturation (HSL)40.74%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 5D · B 98

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