Colour

#406A82

#406A82
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#406A82 is a blue with RGB values 64, 106, 130 and HSL 202°, 34%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#406A82

RGBrgb(64, 106, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4157, 0.5098

RGB percentages25.1%, 41.6%, 51%

HSLhsl(201.8, 34%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 50.8%, 51%)

CMYK50.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,221,570

CSS custom property--colour: #406A82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#BF957D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6983no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#566282no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1F7072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#825840

Analogous#408279, #404982

Triadic#82406A, #6A8240

Split complementary#824049, #827940

Tetradic#794082, #825840, #498240

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4CCDA

Lighter +30%#92B5C9

Lighter +20%#709EB8

Lighter +10%#5186A4

Darker −10%#2F4E60

Darker −20%#1E323E

Darker −30%#0E161B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#28719A

Less saturated −25%#58636A

Channel breakdown

R64

G106

B130

Red64 (25.1%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue201.82°

Saturation (HSL)34.02%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 6A · B 82

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