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Recognised as Colour

#406EBE

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

#406EBE is a blue with RGB values 64, 110, 190 and HSL 218°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#406EBE#406EBE
HEX#406EBE
RGBrgb(64, 110, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4314, 0.7451
RGB percentages25.1%, 43.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(218.1, 49.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 66.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK66.3%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,222,654
CSS custom property--colour: #406EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#BF9141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4976C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#356ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9040
Analogous#40ADBE, #5140BE
Triadic#BE406E, #6EBE40
Split complementary#BE5140, #ADBE40
Tetradic#BE40AD, #BE9040, #40BE51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E2F2
Lighter +30%#B2C5E5
Lighter +20%#8CA8D8
Lighter +10%#668BCB
Darker −10%#335898
Darker −20%#264272
Darker −30%#192C4C
Darker −40%#0D1625
More saturated +25%#2065DE
Less saturated −25%#60779E

Channel breakdown

R64
G110
B190
Red64 (25.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue218.1°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 6E · B BE

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