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Recognised as Colour

#408AF2

  • #408AF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#408AF2 is a blue with RGB values 64, 138, 242 and HSL 215°, 87%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#408AF2#408AF2
HEX#408AF2
RGBrgb(64, 138, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5412, 0.949
RGB percentages25.1%, 54.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(215.1, 87.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 73.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK73.6%, 43%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,229,874
CSS custom property--colour: #408AF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#BF750D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5693F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3583F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2A840
Analogous#40E3F2, #4F40F2
Triadic#F2408A, #8AF240
Split complementary#F24F40, #E3F240
Tetradic#F240E3, #F2A840, #40F24F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CFE2FC
Lighter +20%#A0C4F9
Lighter +10%#70A7F5
Darker −10%#106DEF
Darker −20%#0D57BF
Darker −30%#0A418F
Darker −40%#062B60
More saturated +25%#3388FF
Less saturated −25%#5A8ED9

Channel breakdown

R64
G138
B242
Red64 (25.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue215.06°
Saturation (HSL)87.25%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8A · B F2

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