Colour

#409FE2

#409FE2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#409FE2 is a blue with RGB values 64, 159, 226 and HSL 205°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#409FE2#409FE2

HEX#409FE2

RGBrgb(64, 159, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6235, 0.8863

RGB percentages25.1%, 62.4%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(204.8, 73.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 71.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK71.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,235,234

CSS custom property--colour: #409FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#BF601D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80A0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A91E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1 Sky blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E28340

Analogous#40E2D4, #404EE2

Triadic#E2409F, #9FE240

Split complementary#E2404E, #E2D440

Tetradic#D440E2, #E28340, #4EE240

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1F8FD

Lighter +30%#C5E2F6

Lighter +20%#99CCEF

Lighter +10%#6CB5E9

Darker −10%#2087CF

Darker −20%#196AA3

Darker −30%#124D77

Darker −40%#0B304B

More saturated +25%#25A4FE

Less saturated −25%#5C9AC6

Channel breakdown

R64

G159

B226

Red64 (25.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue204.81°

Saturation (HSL)73.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 9F · B E2

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Colour values

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