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#40299E

#40299e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40299e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.08% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.49% cyan, 74.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 251.79°, with 58.79% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #40299e
  2. #879e29

Split complementary

  1. #40299e
  2. #9e7a29
  3. #4d9e29

Analogous

  1. #294d9e
  2. #40299e
  3. #7a299e

Triadic

  1. #40299e
  2. #9e4029
  3. #299e40

Tetradic

  1. #40299e
  2. #9e2987
  3. #879e29
  4. #299e40

Square

  1. #40299e
  2. #9e294d
  3. #879e29
  4. #299e7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0925
  2. #271961
  3. #40299e
  4. #6045cf
  5. #9482de

Shades

#40299e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40299e
  2. #3a258e
  3. #33217e
  4. #2d1d6f
  5. #26195f
  6. #20154f
  7. #1a103f
  8. #130c2f
  9. #0d0820
  10. #060410
  11. #000000

Tints

#40299e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40299e
  2. #533ea8
  3. #6654b1
  4. #7969bb
  5. #8c7fc5
  6. #a094cf
  7. #b3a9d8
  8. #c6bfe2
  9. #d9d4ec
  10. #eceaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40299e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40299e
  2. #46329b
  3. #4d3a98
  4. #534395
  5. #5a4c92
  6. #60558f
  7. #665d8c
  8. #6d6689
  9. #736f86
  10. #7a7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003c9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #054961 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00359d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #283f7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40299e {
  color: #40299e;
}
Background
.bg-40299e {
  background-color: #40299e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40299e {
  border: 2px solid #40299e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40299e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 41 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 59% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40299e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40299e, #7a299e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40299e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 41 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.14 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.86 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.18 #bfd661 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#40299e  rgb(64, 41, 158)  hsl(252, 59%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#879e29  rgb(135, 158, 41)  hsl(72, 59%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#9e4029  rgb(158, 64, 41)  hsl(12, 59%, 39%)  Chestnut
#299e40  rgb(41, 158, 64)  hsl(132, 59%, 39%)  Shamrock Green