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Colour

#40619C

  • #40619C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#40619C is a blue with RGB values 64, 97, 156 and HSL 218°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#40619C#40619C
HEX#40619C
RGBrgb(64, 97, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3804, 0.6118
RGB percentages25.1%, 38%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(218.5, 41.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 59%, 61.2%)
CMYK59%, 37.8%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,219,292
CSS custom property--colour: #40619C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#BF9E63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48669Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D5D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C7B40
Analogous#408F9C, #4D409C
Triadic#9C4061, #619C40
Split complementary#9C4D40, #8F9C40
Tetradic#9C408F, #9C7B40, #409C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2CFE6
Lighter +30%#9EB2D7
Lighter +20%#7A96C8
Lighter +10%#5679B9
Darker −10%#314B78
Darker −20%#223454
Darker −30%#131E30
Darker −40%#05070B
More saturated +25%#2559B8
Less saturated −25%#5C6981

Channel breakdown

R64
G97
B156
Red64 (25.1%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue218.48°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 61 · B 9C

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