Colour

#406B8D

#406B8D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#406B8D is a blue with RGB values 64, 107, 141 and HSL 206°, 38%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#406B8D

RGBrgb(64, 107, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4196, 0.5529

RGB percentages25.1%, 42%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(206.5, 37.6%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 54.6%, 55.3%)

CMYK54.6%, 24.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,221,837

CSS custom property--colour: #406B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#BF9472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C6B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#52638Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#117377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 23.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Gray · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D6240

Analogous#408D89, #40448D

Triadic#8D406B, #6B8D40

Split complementary#8D4044, #8D8940

Tetradic#89408D, #8D6240, #448D40

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BACFDF

Lighter +30%#96B6D0

Lighter +20%#739EC0

Lighter +10%#5086B0

Darker −10%#30506A

Darker −20%#203647

Darker −30%#101B24

Darker −40%#000101

More saturated +25%#266EA7

Less saturated −25%#5A6873

Channel breakdown

R64

G107

B141

Red64 (25.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue206.49°

Saturation (HSL)37.56%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 6B · B 8D

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Colour values

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