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Colour

#4074C5

  • #4074C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4074C5 is a blue with RGB values 64, 116, 197 and HSL 217°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4074C5#4074C5
HEX#4074C5
RGBrgb(64, 116, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4549, 0.7725
RGB percentages25.1%, 45.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(216.5, 53.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 67.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK67.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,224,197
CSS custom property--colour: #4074C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#BF8B3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F7BC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A6FC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C59140
Analogous#40B7C5, #4E40C5
Triadic#C54074, #74C540
Split complementary#C54E40, #B7C540
Tetradic#C540B7, #C59140, #40C54E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE6F5
Lighter +30%#B5C9E9
Lighter +20%#8EADDD
Lighter +10%#6790D1
Darker −10%#315DA1
Darker −20%#25467A
Darker −30%#193053
Darker −40%#0D192C
More saturated +25%#216DE4
Less saturated −25%#5F7BA6

Channel breakdown

R64
G116
B197
Red64 (25.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue216.54°
Saturation (HSL)53.41%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 74 · B C5

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