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Recognised as Colour

#408FFD

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

#408FFD is a blue with RGB values 64, 143, 253 and HSL 215°, 98%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#408FFD#408FFD
HEX#408FFD
RGBrgb(64, 143, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5608, 0.9922
RGB percentages25.1%, 56.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(214.9, 97.9%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 74.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK74.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,231,165
CSS custom property--colour: #408FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#BF7002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5799FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3288FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.27, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDAE40
Analogous#40EDFD, #5040FD
Triadic#FD408F, #8FFD40
Split complementary#FD5040, #EDFD40
Tetradic#FD40ED, #FDAE40, #40FD50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E8FF
Lighter +20%#A5CAFE
Lighter +10%#72ADFE
Darker −10%#0E71FC
Darker −20%#025AD5
Darker −30%#0245A2
Darker −40%#012F70
More saturated +25%#3E8FFF
Less saturated −25%#5893E5

Channel breakdown

R64
G143
B253
Red64 (25.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue214.92°
Saturation (HSL)97.93%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8F · B FD

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