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Recognised as Colour

#408DEA

  • #408DEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#408DEA is a blue with RGB values 64, 141, 234 and HSL 213°, 80%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#408DEA#408DEA
HEX#408DEA
RGBrgb(64, 141, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5529, 0.9176
RGB percentages25.1%, 55.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.8, 80.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 72.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK72.6%, 39.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,634
CSS custom property--colour: #408DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#BF7215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6194EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4684E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9D40
Analogous#40E2EA, #4840EA
Triadic#EA408D, #8DEA40
Split complementary#EA4840, #E2EA40
Tetradic#EA40E2, #EA9D40, #40EA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBFE
Lighter +30%#CADFF9
Lighter +20%#9CC4F4
Lighter +10%#6EA8EF
Darker −10%#1872DF
Darker −20%#135BB1
Darker −30%#0E4383
Darker −40%#092B55
More saturated +25%#2B8BFF
Less saturated −25%#5A8FCF

Channel breakdown

R64
G141
B234
Red64 (25.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.82°
Saturation (HSL)80.19%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8D · B EA

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