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Colour

#407EAE

  • #407EAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#407EAE is a blue with RGB values 64, 126, 174 and HSL 206°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#407EAE#407EAE
HEX#407EAE
RGBrgb(64, 126, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4941, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.1%, 49.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(206.2, 46.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 63.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK63.2%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,226,734
CSS custom property--colour: #407EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#BF8151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697FB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A74ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.04, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7040
Analogous#40AEA7, #4047AE
Triadic#AE407E, #7EAE40
Split complementary#AE4047, #AEA740
Tetradic#A740AE, #AE7040, #47AE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDFED
Lighter +30%#A8C7DF
Lighter +20%#83AFD1
Lighter +10%#5D97C4
Darker −10%#326389
Darker −20%#254863
Darker −30%#172D3E
Darker −40%#091219
More saturated +25%#2282CC
Less saturated −25%#5E7A90

Channel breakdown

R64
G126
B174
Red64 (25.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue206.18°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 7E · B AE

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