Recognised as Colour

#4065AB

#4065AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4065AB is a blue with RGB values 64, 101, 171 and HSL 219°, 46%, 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

#4065AB#4065AB

HEX#4065AB

RGBrgb(64, 101, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.3961, 0.6706

RGB percentages25.1%, 39.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(219.3, 45.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 62.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK62.6%, 40.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,220,331

CSS custom property--colour: #4065AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#BF9A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#466CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3762AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2 Royal blue · ΔE 29.6 Medium purple · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB8640

Analogous#409AAB, #5140AB

Triadic#AB4065, #65AB40

Split complementary#AB5140, #9AAB40

Tetradic#AB409A, #AB8640, #40AB51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD7EC

Lighter +30%#A6B9DE

Lighter +20%#819CD0

Lighter +10%#5C7FC2

Darker −10%#324F86

Darker −20%#243961

Darker −30%#16233C

Darker −40%#080D17

More saturated +25%#235CC8

Less saturated −25%#5D6E8E

Channel breakdown

R64

G101

B171

Red64 (25.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue219.25°

Saturation (HSL)45.53%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 65 · B AB

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