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Recognised as Colour

#408CC5

  • #408CC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#408CC5 is a blue with RGB values 64, 140, 197 and HSL 206°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#408CC5#408CC5
HEX#408CC5
RGBrgb(64, 140, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.549, 0.7725
RGB percentages25.1%, 54.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(205.7, 53.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 67.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK67.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,341
CSS custom property--colour: #408CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#BF733A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728DC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6080C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C57940
Analogous#40C5BB, #404AC5
Triadic#C5408C, #8CC540
Split complementary#C5404A, #C5BB40
Tetradic#BB40C5, #C57940, #4AC540

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEAF5
Lighter +30%#B5D3E9
Lighter +20%#8EBBDD
Lighter +10%#67A4D1
Darker −10%#3171A1
Darker −20%#25567A
Darker −30%#193A53
Darker −40%#0D1F2C
More saturated +25%#2190E4
Less saturated −25%#5F88A6

Channel breakdown

R64
G140
B197
Red64 (25.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)53.41%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8C · B C5

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