Colour

#407EBE

#407EBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#407EBE is a blue with RGB values 64, 126, 190 and HSL 210°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#407EBE#407EBE

HEX#407EBE

RGBrgb(64, 126, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.4941, 0.7451

RGB percentages25.1%, 49.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(210.5, 49.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 66.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK66.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,226,750

CSS custom property--colour: #407EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#BF8141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6281C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5075BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Slate grey · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE8040

Analogous#40BDBE, #4140BE

Triadic#BE407E, #7EBE40

Split complementary#BE4140, #BDBE40

Tetradic#BE40BD, #BE8040, #40BE41

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E5F2

Lighter +30%#B2CBE5

Lighter +20%#8CB1D8

Lighter +10%#6698CB

Darker −10%#336598

Darker −20%#264B72

Darker −30%#19324C

Darker −40%#0D1925

More saturated +25%#207DDE

Less saturated −25%#607F9E

Channel breakdown

R64

G126

B190

Red64 (25.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue210.48°

Saturation (HSL)49.61%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 7E · B BE

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