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#40307C

#40307c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40307c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 18.82% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.39% cyan, 61.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 252.63°, with 44.19% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.0466

Complementary

  1. #40307c
  2. #6c7c30

Split complementary

  1. #40307c
  2. #7c6630
  3. #467c30

Analogous

  1. #30467c
  2. #40307c
  3. #66307c

Triadic

  1. #40307c
  2. #7c4030
  3. #307c40

Tetradic

  1. #40307c
  2. #7c306c
  3. #6c7c30
  4. #307c40

Square

  1. #40307c
  2. #7c3046
  3. #6c7c30
  4. #307c66

Monochromatic

  1. #08060f
  2. #241b45
  3. #40307c
  4. #5c45b3
  5. #8b7acb

Shades

#40307c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40307c
  2. #3a2b70
  3. #332663
  4. #2d2257
  5. #261d4a
  6. #20183e
  7. #1a1332
  8. #130e25
  9. #0d0a19
  10. #06050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#40307c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40307c
  2. #534589
  3. #665996
  4. #796ea3
  5. #8c83b0
  6. #a098be
  7. #b3accb
  8. #c6c1d8
  9. #d9d6e5
  10. #eceaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40307c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40307c
  2. #46387c
  3. #4d407d
  4. #53487d
  5. #5a507e
  6. #60587e
  7. #66607e
  8. #6d687f
  9. #73707f
  10. #7a7880
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e385d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003f7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d4151 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26397e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #26377b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #353b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40307c {
  color: #40307c;
}
Background
.bg-40307c {
  background-color: #40307c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40307c {
  border: 2px solid #40307c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40307c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 48 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 44% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40307c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40307c, #66307c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40307c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 48 124 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.13 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.40 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.58 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.23 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.55 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.75 #bfcf83 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40307c  rgb(64, 48, 124)  hsl(253, 44%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6c7c30  rgb(108, 124, 48)  hsl(73, 44%, 34%)  Sap Green
#7c4030  rgb(124, 64, 48)  hsl(13, 44%, 34%)  Burnt Umber
#307c40  rgb(48, 124, 64)  hsl(133, 44%, 34%)  Fern Green