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Recognised as Colour

#407FE2

  • #407FE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#407FE2 is a blue with RGB values 64, 127, 226 and HSL 217°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#407FE2#407FE2
HEX#407FE2
RGBrgb(64, 127, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.498, 0.8863
RGB percentages25.1%, 49.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 73.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 71.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK71.7%, 43.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,227,042
CSS custom property--colour: #407FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#BF801D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E89E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F7AE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A340
Analogous#40D0E2, #5240E2
Triadic#E2407F, #7FE240
Split complementary#E25240, #D0E240
Tetradic#E240D0, #E2A340, #40E252

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F6FD
Lighter +30%#C5D8F6
Lighter +20%#99BAEF
Lighter +10%#6C9DE9
Darker −10%#2064CF
Darker −20%#194FA3
Darker −30%#123977
Darker −40%#0B244B
More saturated +25%#2579FE
Less saturated −25%#5C85C6

Channel breakdown

R64
G127
B226
Red64 (25.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)73.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 7F · B E2

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