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Colour

#4080BE

  • #4080BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4080BE is a blue with RGB values 64, 128, 190 and HSL 210°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4080BE#4080BE
HEX#4080BE
RGBrgb(64, 128, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.502, 0.7451
RGB percentages25.1%, 50.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(209.5, 49.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 66.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK66.3%, 32.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,227,262
CSS custom property--colour: #4080BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#BF7F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6583C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5377BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 28Dodgerblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7E40
Analogous#40BEBD, #4041BE
Triadic#BE4080, #80BE40
Split complementary#BE4041, #BEBD40
Tetradic#BD40BE, #BE7E40, #41BE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E5F2
Lighter +30%#B2CCE5
Lighter +20%#8CB3D8
Lighter +10%#6699CB
Darker −10%#336698
Darker −20%#264D72
Darker −30%#19334C
Darker −40%#0D1925
More saturated +25%#2081DE
Less saturated −25%#607F9E

Channel breakdown

R64
G128
B190
Red64 (25.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue209.52°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 80 · B BE

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