Colour

#40699D

#40699D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#40699D is a blue with RGB values 64, 105, 157 and HSL 214°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#40699D

RGBrgb(64, 105, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4118, 0.6157

RGB percentages25.1%, 41.2%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(213.5, 42.1%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 59.2%, 61.6%)

CMYK59.2%, 33.1%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,221,341

CSS custom property--colour: #40699D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13627WCAG 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 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#BF9662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#47639Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00757Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D7440

Analogous#40989D, #45409D

Triadic#9D4069, #699D40

Split complementary#9D4540, #989D40

Tetradic#9D4098, #9D7440, #409D45

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3D2E6

Lighter +30%#9EB8D8

Lighter +20%#7A9DC9

Lighter +10%#5682BA

Darker −10%#315179

Darker −20%#223955

Darker −30%#142030

Darker −40%#05080C

More saturated +25%#2466B9

Less saturated −25%#5C6C81

Channel breakdown

R64

G105

B157

Red64 (25.1%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue213.55°

Saturation (HSL)42.08%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 69 · B 9D

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