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Recognised as Colour

#418AAF

  • #418AAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#418AAF is a blue with RGB values 65, 138, 175 and HSL 200°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#418AAF#418AAF
HEX#418AAF
RGBrgb(65, 138, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2549, 0.5412, 0.6863
RGB percentages25.5%, 54.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(200.2, 45.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 62.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK62.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,295,343
CSS custom property--colour: #418AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#BE7550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7889B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#697DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF6641
Analogous#41AF9D, #4153AF
Triadic#AF418A, #8AAF41
Split complementary#AF4153, #AF9D41
Tetradic#9D41AF, #AF6641, #53AF41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE3ED
Lighter +30%#AACDDF
Lighter +20%#85B8D2
Lighter +10%#5FA2C4
Darker −10%#336D8A
Darker −20%#254F65
Darker −30%#18323F
Darker −40%#0A151A
More saturated +25%#2394CD
Less saturated −25%#5F8091

Channel breakdown

R65
G138
B175
Red65 (25.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue200.18°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 41 · G 8A · B AF

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