Colour

#406BBF

#406BBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#406BBF is a blue with RGB values 64, 107, 191 and HSL 220°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#406BBF

RGBrgb(64, 107, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4196, 0.749

RGB percentages25.1%, 42%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(219.7, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK66.5%, 44%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,221,887

CSS custom property--colour: #406BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#BF9440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4374C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D68BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Royal blue · ΔE 21.6 Steel blue · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF9440

Analogous#40AABF, #5540BF

Triadic#BF406B, #6BBF40

Split complementary#BF5540, #AABF40

Tetradic#BF40AA, #BF9440, #40BF55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9E1F2

Lighter +30%#B3C4E5

Lighter +20%#8CA6D9

Lighter +10%#6689CC

Darker −10%#335699

Darker −20%#264073

Darker −30%#1A2B4C

Darker −40%#0D1526

More saturated +25%#2061DF

Less saturated −25%#60759F

Channel breakdown

R64

G107

B191

Red64 (25.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue219.69°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 6B · B BF

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