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#40468F

#40468f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40468f is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.45% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.24% cyan, 51.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 235.44°, with 38.16% saturation and 40.59% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.0745

Complementary

  1. #40468f
  2. #8f8940

Split complementary

  1. #40468f
  2. #8f6240
  3. #6e8f40

Analogous

  1. #406e8f
  2. #40468f
  3. #62408f

Triadic

  1. #40468f
  2. #8f4046
  3. #468f40

Tetradic

  1. #40468f
  2. #89408f
  3. #8f8940
  4. #468f40

Square

  1. #40468f
  2. #8f406e
  3. #8f8940
  4. #408f62

Monochromatic

  1. #111225
  2. #282c5a
  3. #40468f
  4. #6369b9
  5. #979cd1

Shades

#40468f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40468f
  2. #3a3f81
  3. #333872
  4. #2d3164
  5. #262a56
  6. #202348
  7. #1a1c39
  8. #13152b
  9. #0d0e1d
  10. #06070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#40468f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40468f
  2. #53599a
  3. #666ba5
  4. #797eb1
  5. #8c90bc
  6. #a0a3c7
  7. #b3b5d2
  8. #c6c8dd
  9. #d9dae9
  10. #ecedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40468f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40468f
  2. #464c8e
  3. #4d528c
  4. #53578b
  5. #5a5d89
  6. #606388
  7. #666986
  8. #6d6f85
  9. #737483
  10. #7a7a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225192 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #184a8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a5663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #304d91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d488e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e5077 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40468f {
  color: #40468f;
}
Background
.bg-40468f {
  background-color: #40468f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40468f {
  border: 2px solid #40468f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40468f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 70 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 38% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40468f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40468f, #62408f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40468f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 70 143 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.15 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.70 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.27 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.41 #bfb970 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40468f  rgb(64, 70, 143)  hsl(235, 38%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8f8940  rgb(143, 137, 64)  hsl(55, 38%, 41%)  Olive
#8f4046  rgb(143, 64, 70)  hsl(355, 38%, 41%)  Cordovan
#468f40  rgb(70, 143, 64)  hsl(115, 38%, 41%)  Forest Green