Colour

#4080AF

#4080AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4080AF is a blue with RGB values 64, 128, 175 and HSL 205°, 46%, 47%. 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

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HEX#4080AF

RGBrgb(64, 128, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.502, 0.6863

RGB percentages25.1%, 50.2%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(205.4, 46.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 63.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK63.4%, 26.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,227,247

CSS custom property--colour: #4080AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#BF7F50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B81B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C76AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#008B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.3, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF6F40

Analogous#40AFA7, #4048AF

Triadic#AF4080, #80AF40

Split complementary#AF4048, #AFA740

Tetradic#A740AF, #AF6F40, #48AF40

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEE0ED

Lighter +30%#A9C8DF

Lighter +20%#83B1D2

Lighter +10%#5E99C4

Darker −10%#32658A

Darker −20%#254964

Darker −30%#172E3F

Darker −40%#09131A

More saturated +25%#2285CD

Less saturated −25%#5E7B91

Channel breakdown

R64

G128

B175

Red64 (25.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue205.41°

Saturation (HSL)46.44%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 80 · B AF

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