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#402A8A

#402a8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#402a8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 16.47% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.62% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 253.75°, with 53.33% saturation and 35.29% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.0458

Complementary

  1. #402a8a
  2. #748a2a

Split complementary

  1. #402a8a
  2. #8a702a
  3. #448a2a

Analogous

  1. #2a448a
  2. #402a8a
  3. #702a8a

Triadic

  1. #402a8a
  2. #8a402a
  3. #2a8a40

Tetradic

  1. #402a8a
  2. #8a2a74
  3. #748a2a
  4. #2a8a40

Square

  1. #402a8a
  2. #8a2a44
  3. #748a2a
  4. #2a8a70

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0615
  2. #25184f
  3. #402a8a
  4. #5c3dc4
  5. #8d77d6

Shades

#402a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #402a8a
  2. #3a267c
  3. #33226e
  4. #2d1d61
  5. #261953
  6. #201545
  7. #1a1137
  8. #130d29
  9. #0d081c
  10. #06040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#402a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #402a8a
  2. #533f96
  3. #6655a1
  4. #796aad
  5. #8c7fb9
  6. #a095c5
  7. #b3aad0
  8. #c6bfdc
  9. #d9d4e8
  10. #eceaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#402a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #402a8a
  2. #463389
  3. #4d3b88
  4. #534487
  5. #5a4c86
  6. #605585
  7. #665e84
  8. #6d6683
  9. #736f82
  10. #7a7781
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3665 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #234256 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #17378c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #183489 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313a6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-402a8a {
  color: #402a8a;
}
Background
.bg-402a8a {
  background-color: #402a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-402a8a {
  border: 2px solid #402a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #402a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 42 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 53% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-402a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #402a8a, #702a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-402a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 42 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.46 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.22 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.02 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.22 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.41 #bfd575 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#402a8a  rgb(64, 42, 138)  hsl(254, 53%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#748a2a  rgb(116, 138, 42)  hsl(74, 53%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#8a402a  rgb(138, 64, 42)  hsl(14, 53%, 35%)  Chestnut
#2a8a40  rgb(42, 138, 64)  hsl(134, 53%, 35%)  Forest Green