Recognised as Colour

#405F90

#405F90
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#405F90 is a blue with RGB values 64, 95, 144 and HSL 217°, 38%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#405F90#405F90

HEX#405F90

RGBrgb(64, 95, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3725, 0.5647

RGB percentages25.1%, 37.3%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(216.8, 38.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 55.6%, 56.5%)

CMYK55.6%, 34%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,218,768

CSS custom property--colour: #405F90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#BFA06F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#425B8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#116A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4 Dim grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#907140

Analogous#408790, #494090

Triadic#90405F, #5F9040

Split complementary#904940, #879040

Tetradic#904087, #907140, #409049

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBCAE1

Lighter +30%#98AED1

Lighter +20%#7592C1

Lighter +10%#5177B2

Darker −10%#30486D

Darker −20%#213049

Darker −30%#111926

Darker −40%#010203

More saturated +25%#2659AA

Less saturated −25%#5A6576

Channel breakdown

R64

G95

B144

Red64 (25.1%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue216.75°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 5F · B 90

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