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#402C58

#402c58 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#402c58 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 17.25% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 33.33% saturation and 25.88% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.8.

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Relative luminance0.036

Complementary

  1. #402c58
  2. #44582c

Split complementary

  1. #402c58
  2. #58562c
  3. #2e582c

Analogous

  1. #2c2e58
  2. #402c58
  3. #562c58

Triadic

  1. #402c58
  2. #58402c
  3. #2c5840

Tetradic

  1. #402c58
  2. #582c44
  3. #44582c
  4. #2c5840

Square

  1. #402c58
  2. #582c2e
  3. #44582c
  4. #2c5856

Monochromatic

  1. #0a070e
  2. #1b1225
  3. #402c58
  4. #65458b
  5. #8b69b4

Shades

#402c58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #402c58
  2. #3a284f
  3. #332346
  4. #2d1f3e
  5. #261a35
  6. #20162c
  7. #1a1223
  8. #130d1a
  9. #0d0912
  10. #060409
  11. #000000

Tints

#402c58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #402c58
  2. #534169
  3. #665679
  4. #796b8a
  5. #8c809b
  6. #a096ac
  7. #b3abbc
  8. #c6c0cd
  9. #d9d5de
  10. #eceaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#402c58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #402c58
  2. #46345c
  3. #4d3d60
  4. #534564
  5. #5a4e68
  6. #60566c
  7. #665e70
  8. #6d6774
  9. #736f78
  10. #7a787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3246 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #20355a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #253557 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c343d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #303159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #323257 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3149 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-402c58 {
  color: #402c58;
}
Background
.bg-402c58 {
  background-color: #402c58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-402c58 {
  border: 2px solid #402c58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #402c58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 44 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 33% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-402c58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #402c58, #562c58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-402c58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 44 88 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.80 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.20 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.75 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.85 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.01 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 13.10 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.10 #bfd3a7 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#402c58  rgb(64, 44, 88)  hsl(267, 33%, 26%)  Dark Slate Blue
#44582c  rgb(68, 88, 44)  hsl(87, 33%, 26%)  Army Green
#58402c  rgb(88, 64, 44)  hsl(27, 33%, 26%)  Coffee
#2c5840  rgb(44, 88, 64)  hsl(147, 33%, 26%)  Hunter Green