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Recognised as Colour

#4084BA

  • #4084BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4084BA is a blue with RGB values 64, 132, 186 and HSL 207°, 49%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4084BA#4084BA
HEX#4084BA
RGBrgb(64, 132, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5176, 0.7294
RGB percentages25.1%, 51.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(206.6, 48.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 65.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK65.6%, 29%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,228,282
CSS custom property--colour: #4084BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#BF7B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C85BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B79B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.56, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7640
Analogous#40BAB3, #4047BA
Triadic#BA4084, #84BA40
Split complementary#BA4047, #BAB340
Tetradic#B340BA, #BA7640, #47BA40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E5F1
Lighter +30%#AFCCE4
Lighter +20%#89B4D7
Lighter +10%#649CC9
Darker −10%#336994
Darker −20%#264E6E
Darker −30%#193348
Darker −40%#0C1822
More saturated +25%#2188D9
Less saturated −25%#5F809B

Channel breakdown

R64
G132
B186
Red64 (25.1%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue206.56°
Saturation (HSL)48.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 84 · B BA

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