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Recognised as Colour

#040486

  • #040486
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#040486 is a blue with RGB values 4, 4, 134 and HSL 240°, 94%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#040486#040486
HEX#040486
RGBrgb(4, 4, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0157, 0.5255
RGB percentages1.6%, 1.6%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(240, 94.2%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 97%, 52.5%)
CMYK97%, 97%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer263,302
CSS custom property--colour: #040486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FBFB79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002C89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00354Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 2Dark blue · ΔE 4Indigo · ΔE 14.4Midnight blue · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 1.96, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#868604
Analogous#044586, #450486
Triadic#860404, #048604
Split complementary#864504, #458604
Tetradic#860445, #868604, #048645

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5C5CFA
Lighter +30%#2A2AF9
Lighter +20%#0707E9
Lighter +10%#0505B8
Darker −10%#030354
Darker −20%#010123
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00008A
Less saturated −25%#151575

Channel breakdown

R4
G4
B134
Red4 (1.6%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)94.2%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 04 · B 86

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