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Recognised as Colour

#408DF8

  • #408DF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#408DF8 is a blue with RGB values 64, 141, 248 and HSL 215°, 93%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#408DF8#408DF8
HEX#408DF8
RGBrgb(64, 141, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5529, 0.9725
RGB percentages25.1%, 55.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(214.9, 92.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 74.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK74.2%, 43.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,648
CSS custom property--colour: #408DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BF7207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5797FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3486F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8AB40
Analogous#40E9F8, #4F40F8
Triadic#F8408D, #8DF840
Split complementary#F84F40, #E9F840
Tetradic#F840E9, #F8AB40, #40F84F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4E5FD
Lighter +20%#A2C8FC
Lighter +10%#71AAFA
Darker −10%#0F70F6
Darker −20%#0759CB
Darker −30%#064399
Darker −40%#042E68
More saturated +25%#398CFF
Less saturated −25%#5991DF

Channel breakdown

R64
G141
B248
Red64 (25.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue214.89°
Saturation (HSL)92.93%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8D · B F8

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