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#404696

#404696 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#404696 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.33% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 235.81°, with 40.19% saturation and 41.96% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.0767

Complementary

  1. #404696
  2. #969040

Split complementary

  1. #404696
  2. #966540
  3. #719640

Analogous

  1. #407196
  2. #404696
  3. #654096

Triadic

  1. #404696
  2. #964046
  3. #469640

Tetradic

  1. #404696
  2. #904096
  3. #969040
  4. #469640

Square

  1. #404696
  2. #964071
  3. #969040
  4. #409665

Monochromatic

  1. #12142b
  2. #292d60
  3. #404696
  4. #656bbd
  5. #9b9fd4

Shades

#404696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #404696
  2. #3a3f87
  3. #333878
  4. #2d3169
  5. #262a5a
  6. #20234b
  7. #1a1c3c
  8. #13152d
  9. #0d0e1e
  10. #06070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#404696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #404696
  2. #5359a1
  3. #666bab
  4. #797eb6
  5. #8c90c0
  6. #a0a3cb
  7. #b3b5d5
  8. #c6c8e0
  9. #d9daea
  10. #ecedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#404696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #404696
  2. #464c94
  3. #4d5292
  4. #53578f
  5. #5a5d8d
  6. #60638b
  7. #666989
  8. #6d6f87
  9. #737484
  10. #7a7a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494b72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #195299 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #074b94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #105867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d4d98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #294995 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a517c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-404696 {
  color: #404696;
}
Background
.bg-404696 {
  background-color: #404696;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-404696 {
  border: 2px solid #404696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #404696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 70 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 40% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-404696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #404696, #654096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-404696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 70 150 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.30 #bfb969 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#404696  rgb(64, 70, 150)  hsl(236, 40%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#969040  rgb(150, 144, 64)  hsl(56, 40%, 42%)  Olive
#964046  rgb(150, 64, 70)  hsl(356, 40%, 42%)  Cordovan
#469640  rgb(70, 150, 64)  hsl(116, 40%, 42%)  Forest Green