Colour
#409EAF
- #409EAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#409EAF is a cyan with RGB values 64, 158, 175 and HSL 189°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#409EAF#409EAF
HEX#409EAF
RGBrgb(64, 158, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6196, 0.6863
RGB percentages25.1%, 62%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(189.2, 46.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 63.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK63.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,234,927
CSS custom property--colour: #409EAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#BF6150
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF5140
Analogous#40AF88, #4067AF
Triadic#AF409E, #9EAF40
Split complementary#AF4067, #AF8840
Tetradic#8840AF, #AF5140, #67AF40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G158
B175
Red64 (25.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue189.19°
Saturation (HSL)46.44%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 9E · B AF
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