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Recognised as Colour

#4074C9

  • #4074C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4074C9 is a blue with RGB values 64, 116, 201 and HSL 217°, 56%, 52%. 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

#4074C9#4074C9
HEX#4074C9
RGBrgb(64, 116, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4549, 0.7882
RGB percentages25.1%, 45.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(217.2, 55.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 68.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK68.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,224,201
CSS custom property--colour: #4074C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#BF8B36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7CCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#356FC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C99540
Analogous#40B9C9, #5040C9
Triadic#C94074, #74C940
Split complementary#C95040, #B9C940
Tetradic#C940B8, #C99540, #40C950

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE8F6
Lighter +30%#B7CBEB
Lighter +20%#90AEDF
Lighter +10%#6891D4
Darker −10%#2F5DA7
Darker −20%#24477F
Darker −30%#193057
Darker −40%#0D1A30
More saturated +25%#216DE8
Less saturated −25%#5F7BAA

Channel breakdown

R64
G116
B201
Red64 (25.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue217.23°
Saturation (HSL)55.92%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 74 · B C9

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