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Recognised as Colour

#4074F2

  • #4074F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4074F2 is a blue with RGB values 64, 116, 242 and HSL 222°, 87%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4074F2#4074F2
HEX#4074F2
RGBrgb(64, 116, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4549, 0.949
RGB percentages25.1%, 45.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(222.5, 87.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 73.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK73.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,224,242
CSS custom property--colour: #4074F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#BF8B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1984F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2BE40
Analogous#40CDF2, #6540F2
Triadic#F24074, #74F240
Split complementary#F26540, #CDF240
Tetradic#F240CD, #F2BE40, #40F265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CFDCFC
Lighter +20%#A0BAF9
Lighter +10%#7097F5
Darker −10%#1051EF
Darker −20%#0D41BF
Darker −30%#0A318F
Darker −40%#062160
More saturated +25%#336FFF
Less saturated −25%#5A7FD9

Channel breakdown

R64
G116
B242
Red64 (25.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue222.47°
Saturation (HSL)87.25%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 74 · B F2

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