Colour

#407C9A

#407C9A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#407C9A is a blue with RGB values 64, 124, 154 and HSL 200°, 41%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#407C9A

RGBrgb(64, 124, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4863, 0.6039

RGB percentages25.1%, 48.6%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(200, 41.3%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 58.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK58.4%, 19.5%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,226,202

CSS custom property--colour: #407C9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#BF8365

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7B9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#61719Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 21 Teal · ΔE 23 Dark cyan · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9A5E40

Analogous#409A8B, #404F9A

Triadic#9A407C, #7C9A40

Split complementary#9A404F, #9A8B40

Tetradic#8B409A, #9A5E40, #4F9A40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1D9E5

Lighter +30%#9DC3D6

Lighter +20%#79ADC7

Lighter +10%#5597B8

Darker −10%#315F76

Darker −20%#224252

Darker −30%#13252E

Darker −40%#04080A

More saturated +25%#2585B5

Less saturated −25%#5B737F

Channel breakdown

R64

G124

B154

Red64 (25.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 7C · B 9A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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