Recognised as Colour

#40698E

#40698E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#40698E is a blue with RGB values 64, 105, 142 and HSL 208°, 38%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#40698E

RGBrgb(64, 105, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4118, 0.5569

RGB percentages25.1%, 41.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(208.5, 37.9%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 54.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK54.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,221,326

CSS custom property--colour: #40698E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#BF9671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F628Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#107276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Dim grey · ΔE 24.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Gray · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E6540

Analogous#408E8C, #40428E

Triadic#8E4069, #698E40

Split complementary#8E4042, #8E8C40

Tetradic#8C408E, #8E6540, #428E40

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BACEE0

Lighter +30%#97B5D0

Lighter +20%#749CC0

Lighter +10%#5183B0

Darker −10%#304F6B

Darker −20%#203548

Darker −30%#101B25

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#266AA8

Less saturated −25%#5A6874

Channel breakdown

R64

G105

B142

Red64 (25.1%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue208.46°

Saturation (HSL)37.86%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 69 · B 8E

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