Colour

#4069BE

#4069BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4069BE is a blue with RGB values 64, 105, 190 and HSL 220°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4069BE#4069BE

HEX#4069BE

RGBrgb(64, 105, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4118, 0.7451

RGB percentages25.1%, 41.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(220.5, 49.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 66.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK66.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,221,374

CSS custom property--colour: #4069BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#BF9641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4072C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A66BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Royal blue · ΔE 20.8 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE9540

Analogous#40A8BE, #5640BE

Triadic#BE4069, #69BE40

Split complementary#BE5640, #A8BE40

Tetradic#BE40A8, #BE9540, #40BE56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E0F2

Lighter +30%#B2C3E5

Lighter +20%#8CA5D8

Lighter +10%#6687CB

Darker −10%#335498

Darker −20%#263F72

Darker −30%#192A4C

Darker −40%#0D1525

More saturated +25%#205EDE

Less saturated −25%#60749E

Channel breakdown

R64

G105

B190

Red64 (25.1%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue220.48°

Saturation (HSL)49.61%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 69 · B BE

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