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#40407A

#40407a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40407a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.1% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.54% cyan, 47.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 31.18% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #40407a
  2. #7a7a40

Split complementary

  1. #40407a
  2. #7a5d40
  3. #5d7a40

Analogous

  1. #405d7a
  2. #40407a
  3. #5d407a

Triadic

  1. #40407a
  2. #7a4040
  3. #407a40

Tetradic

  1. #40407a
  2. #7a407a
  3. #7a7a40
  4. #407a40

Square

  1. #40407a
  2. #7a405d
  3. #7a7a40
  4. #407a5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b16
  2. #262648
  3. #40407a
  4. #5d5daa
  5. #8f8fc4

Shades

#40407a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40407a
  2. #3a3a6e
  3. #333362
  4. #2d2d55
  5. #262649
  6. #20203d
  7. #1a1a31
  8. #131325
  9. #0d0d18
  10. #06060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#40407a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40407a
  2. #535387
  3. #666695
  4. #7979a2
  5. #8c8caf
  6. #a0a0bd
  7. #b3b3ca
  8. #c6c6d7
  9. #d9d9e4
  10. #ececf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40407a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40407a
  2. #46467b
  3. #4d4d7b
  4. #53537c
  5. #5a5a7c
  6. #60607d
  7. #66667e
  8. #6d6d7e
  9. #73737f
  10. #7a7a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44445f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #29487c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #254479 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c4c57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #33457b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #324379 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354867 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40407a {
  color: #40407a;
}
Background
.bg-40407a {
  background-color: #40407a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40407a {
  border: 2px solid #40407a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40407a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 64 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 31% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40407a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40407a, #5d407a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40407a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 64 122 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.19 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.34 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.17 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.60 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.87 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.03 #bfbf85 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40407a  rgb(64, 64, 122)  hsl(240, 31%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7a7a40  rgb(122, 122, 64)  hsl(60, 31%, 36%)  Olive
#7a4040  rgb(122, 64, 64)  hsl(0, 31%, 36%)  Tuscan Red
#407a40  rgb(64, 122, 64)  hsl(120, 31%, 36%)  Fern Green