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Recognised as Colour

#409ECE

  • #409ECE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#409ECE is a blue with RGB values 64, 158, 206 and HSL 200°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#409ECE#409ECE
HEX#409ECE
RGBrgb(64, 158, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6196, 0.8078
RGB percentages25.1%, 62%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(200.3, 59.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 68.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK68.9%, 23.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,234,958
CSS custom property--colour: #409ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#BF6131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#738FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE7040
Analogous#40CEB7, #4057CE
Triadic#CE409E, #9ECE40
Split complementary#CE4057, #CEB740
Tetradic#B740CE, #CE7040, #57CE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F0F8
Lighter +30%#BADCED
Lighter +20%#91C7E3
Lighter +10%#69B3D8
Darker −10%#2D82AE
Darker −20%#226486
Darker −30%#18465D
Darker −40%#0D2735
More saturated +25%#22A8EC
Less saturated −25%#5E94B0

Channel breakdown

R64
G158
B206
Red64 (25.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue200.28°
Saturation (HSL)59.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 9E · B CE

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