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Recognised as Colour

#4070EA

  • #4070EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4070EA is a blue with RGB values 64, 112, 234 and HSL 223°, 80%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4070EA#4070EA
HEX#4070EA
RGBrgb(64, 112, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4392, 0.9176
RGB percentages25.1%, 43.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(223.1, 80.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 72.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK72.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,223,210
CSS custom property--colour: #4070EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#BF8F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1980EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 2.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EABA40
Analogous#40C5EA, #6540EA
Triadic#EA4070, #70EA40
Split complementary#EA6540, #C5EA40
Tetradic#EA40C5, #EABA40, #40EA65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFE
Lighter +30%#CAD7F9
Lighter +20%#9CB5F4
Lighter +10%#6E92EF
Darker −10%#1850DF
Darker −20%#1340B1
Darker −30%#0E2F83
Darker −40%#091F55
More saturated +25%#2B67FF
Less saturated −25%#5A7CCF

Channel breakdown

R64
G112
B234
Red64 (25.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue223.06°
Saturation (HSL)80.19%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 70 · B EA

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