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Recognised as Colour

#4092DE

  • #4092DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4092DE is a blue with RGB values 64, 146, 222 and HSL 209°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4092DE#4092DE
HEX#4092DE
RGBrgb(64, 146, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5725, 0.8706
RGB percentages25.1%, 57.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(208.9, 70.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 71.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK71.2%, 34.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,231,902
CSS custom property--colour: #4092DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 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#868686
Inverted#BF6D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7096E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5987DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2Royal blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE8C40
Analogous#40DEDB, #4043DE
Triadic#DE4092, #92DE40
Split complementary#DE4043, #DEDB40
Tetradic#DB40DE, #DE8C40, #43DE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF5FC
Lighter +30%#C2DCF5
Lighter +20%#97C4ED
Lighter +10%#6BABE6
Darker −10%#2379C8
Darker −20%#1B5E9D
Darker −30%#144471
Darker −40%#0C2A46
More saturated +25%#2493FA
Less saturated −25%#5C91C2

Channel breakdown

R64
G146
B222
Red64 (25.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue208.86°
Saturation (HSL)70.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 92 · B DE

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