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Recognised as Colour

#4085AE

  • #4085AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4085AE is a blue with RGB values 64, 133, 174 and HSL 202°, 46%, 47%. 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

#4085AE#4085AE
HEX#4085AE
RGBrgb(64, 133, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5216, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.1%, 52.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(202.4, 46.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 63.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK63.2%, 23.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,228,526
CSS custom property--colour: #4085AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#BF7A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7284B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6379ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#008F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Cadetblue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE6940
Analogous#40AEA0, #404EAE
Triadic#AE4085, #85AE40
Split complementary#AE404E, #AEA040
Tetradic#A040AE, #AE6940, #4EAE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE1ED
Lighter +30%#A8CADF
Lighter +20%#83B4D1
Lighter +10%#5D9DC4
Darker −10%#326889
Darker −20%#254C63
Darker −30%#172F3E
Darker −40%#091319
More saturated +25%#228DCC
Less saturated −25%#5E7D90

Channel breakdown

R64
G133
B174
Red64 (25.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue202.36°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 85 · B AE

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