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Recognised as Colour

#40769C

  • #40769C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#40769C is a blue with RGB values 64, 118, 156 and HSL 205°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#40769C#40769C
HEX#40769C
RGBrgb(64, 118, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4627, 0.6118
RGB percentages25.1%, 46.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(204.8, 41.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 59%, 61.2%)
CMYK59%, 24.4%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,224,668
CSS custom property--colour: #40769C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#BF8963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65769Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#596D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.3Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Gray · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C6640
Analogous#409C94, #40489C
Triadic#9C4076, #769C40
Split complementary#9C4048, #9C9440
Tetradic#94409C, #9C6640, #489C40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D7E6
Lighter +30%#9EBFD7
Lighter +20%#7AA8C8
Lighter +10%#5690B9
Darker −10%#315B78
Darker −20%#223F54
Darker −30%#132430
Darker −40%#05090B
More saturated +25%#257BB8
Less saturated −25%#5C7181

Channel breakdown

R64
G118
B156
Red64 (25.1%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue204.78°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 76 · B 9C

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