Colour

#4085CF

#4085CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4085CF is a blue with RGB values 64, 133, 207 and HSL 211°, 60%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4085CF#4085CF

HEX#4085CF

RGBrgb(64, 133, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5216, 0.8118

RGB percentages25.1%, 52.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(211, 59.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211, 69.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK69.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,228,559

CSS custom property--colour: #4085CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#BF7A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#648AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F7CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0096A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3 Steel blue · ΔE 14.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1 Royal blue · ΔE 32.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF8A40

Analogous#40CDCF, #4340CF

Triadic#CF4085, #85CF40

Split complementary#CF4240, #CDCF40

Tetradic#CF40CD, #CF8A40, #40CF43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3EDF8

Lighter +30%#BAD3EE

Lighter +20%#92B9E3

Lighter +10%#699FD9

Darker −10%#2C6CB0

Darker −20%#225387

Darker −30%#183A5E

Darker −40%#0D2136

More saturated +25%#2284ED

Less saturated −25%#5E86B1

Channel breakdown

R64

G133

B207

Red64 (25.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue211.05°

Saturation (HSL)59.83%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 85 · B CF

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