Colour

#4065AA

#4065AA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4065AA is a blue with RGB values 64, 101, 170 and HSL 219°, 45%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4065AA#4065AA

HEX#4065AA

RGBrgb(64, 101, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3961, 0.6667

RGB percentages25.1%, 39.6%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(219.1, 45.3%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 62.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK62.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,220,330

CSS custom property--colour: #4065AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#BF9A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#476BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3862A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#00757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7 Royal blue · ΔE 30.2 Medium purple · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA8540

Analogous#409AAA, #5040AA

Triadic#AA4065, #65AA40

Split complementary#AA5040, #9AAA40

Tetradic#AA409A, #AA8540, #40AA50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD6EB

Lighter +30%#A6B9DD

Lighter +20%#819CCF

Lighter +10%#5C7FC1

Darker −10%#324F85

Darker −20%#243960

Darker −30%#16233B

Darker −40%#080D16

More saturated +25%#235CC7

Less saturated −25%#5D6E8D

Channel breakdown

R64

G101

B170

Red64 (25.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue219.06°

Saturation (HSL)45.3%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 65 · B AA

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