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#40407C

#40407c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40407c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.39% cyan, 48.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 31.91% saturation and 36.86% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.0621

Complementary

  1. #40407c
  2. #7c7c40

Split complementary

  1. #40407c
  2. #7c5e40
  3. #5e7c40

Analogous

  1. #405e7c
  2. #40407c
  3. #5e407c

Triadic

  1. #40407c
  2. #7c4040
  3. #407c40

Tetradic

  1. #40407c
  2. #7c407c
  3. #7c7c40
  4. #407c40

Square

  1. #40407c
  2. #7c405e
  3. #7c7c40
  4. #407c5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c17
  2. #26264a
  3. #40407c
  4. #5d5dab
  5. #9090c5

Shades

#40407c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40407c
  2. #3a3a70
  3. #333363
  4. #2d2d57
  5. #26264a
  6. #20203e
  7. #1a1a32
  8. #131325
  9. #0d0d19
  10. #06060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#40407c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40407c
  2. #535389
  3. #666696
  4. #7979a3
  5. #8c8cb0
  6. #a0a0be
  7. #b3b3cb
  8. #c6c6d8
  9. #d9d9e5
  10. #ececf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40407c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40407c
  2. #46467c
  3. #4d4d7d
  4. #53537d
  5. #5a5a7e
  6. #60607e
  7. #66667e
  8. #6d6d7f
  9. #73737f
  10. #7a7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444460 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #27497e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #23447b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b4d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #33457d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31437b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354868 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40407c {
  color: #40407c;
}
Background
.bg-40407c {
  background-color: #40407c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40407c {
  border: 2px solid #40407c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40407c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 64 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 32% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40407c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40407c, #5e407c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40407c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 64 124 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.78 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.28 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.80 #bfbf83 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40407c  rgb(64, 64, 124)  hsl(240, 32%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c7c40  rgb(124, 124, 64)  hsl(60, 32%, 37%)  Olive
#7c4040  rgb(124, 64, 64)  hsl(0, 32%, 37%)  Tuscan Red
#407c40  rgb(64, 124, 64)  hsl(120, 32%, 37%)  Fern Green