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Recognised as Colour

#406ABA

  • #406ABA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#406ABA is a blue with RGB values 64, 106, 186 and HSL 219°, 49%, 49%. 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

#406ABA#406ABA
HEX#406ABA
RGBrgb(64, 106, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4157, 0.7294
RGB percentages25.1%, 41.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(219.3, 48.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 65.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK65.6%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,221,626
CSS custom property--colour: #406ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#BF9545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4572BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3167B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9040
Analogous#40A7BA, #5340BA
Triadic#BA406A, #6ABA40
Split complementary#BA5340, #A7BA40
Tetradic#BA40A7, #BA9040, #40BA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5DFF1
Lighter +30%#AFC1E4
Lighter +20%#89A4D7
Lighter +10%#6487C9
Darker −10%#335494
Darker −20%#263F6E
Darker −30%#192948
Darker −40%#0C1422
More saturated +25%#2160D9
Less saturated −25%#5F749B

Channel breakdown

R64
G106
B186
Red64 (25.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue219.34°
Saturation (HSL)48.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 6A · B BA

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