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#40407D

#40407d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40407d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.8% cyan, 48.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 32.28% saturation and 37.06% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0624

Complementary

  1. #40407d
  2. #7d7d40

Split complementary

  1. #40407d
  2. #7d5f40
  3. #5f7d40

Analogous

  1. #405f7d
  2. #40407d
  3. #5f407d

Triadic

  1. #40407d
  2. #7d4040
  3. #407d40

Tetradic

  1. #40407d
  2. #7d407d
  3. #7d7d40
  4. #407d40

Square

  1. #40407d
  2. #7d405f
  3. #7d7d40
  4. #407d5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c18
  2. #26264a
  3. #40407d
  4. #5d5dac
  5. #9090c6

Shades

#40407d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40407d
  2. #3a3a71
  3. #333364
  4. #2d2d58
  5. #26264b
  6. #20203f
  7. #1a1a32
  8. #131326
  9. #0d0d19
  10. #06060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#40407d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40407d
  2. #53538a
  3. #666697
  4. #7979a4
  5. #8c8cb1
  6. #a0a0be
  7. #b3b3cb
  8. #c6c6d8
  9. #d9d9e5
  10. #ececf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40407d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40407d
  2. #46467d
  3. #4d4d7e
  4. #53537e
  5. #5a5a7e
  6. #60607f
  7. #66667f
  8. #6d6d7f
  9. #73737f
  10. #7a7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444461 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26497f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #22447c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b4d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #32467e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31437c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #344869 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40407d {
  color: #40407d;
}
Background
.bg-40407d {
  background-color: #40407d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40407d {
  border: 2px solid #40407d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40407d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 64 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 32% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40407d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40407d, #5f407d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40407d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 64 125 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.58 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.12 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.69 #bfbf82 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40407d  rgb(64, 64, 125)  hsl(240, 32%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7d7d40  rgb(125, 125, 64)  hsl(60, 32%, 37%)  Olive
#7d4040  rgb(125, 64, 64)  hsl(0, 32%, 37%)  Tuscan Red
#407d40  rgb(64, 125, 64)  hsl(120, 32%, 37%)  Fern Green