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#40407F

#40407f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40407f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.1% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.61% cyan, 49.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 32.98% saturation and 37.45% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.0629

Complementary

  1. #40407f
  2. #7f7f40

Split complementary

  1. #40407f
  2. #7f5f40
  3. #5f7f40

Analogous

  1. #405f7f
  2. #40407f
  3. #5f407f

Triadic

  1. #40407f
  2. #7f4040
  3. #407f40

Tetradic

  1. #40407f
  2. #7f407f
  3. #7f7f40
  4. #407f40

Square

  1. #40407f
  2. #7f405f
  3. #7f7f40
  4. #407f5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d19
  2. #26264c
  3. #40407f
  4. #5e5eae
  5. #9191c7

Shades

#40407f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40407f
  2. #3a3a72
  3. #333366
  4. #2d2d59
  5. #26264c
  6. #202040
  7. #1a1a33
  8. #131326
  9. #0d0d19
  10. #06060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#40407f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40407f
  2. #53538c
  3. #666699
  4. #7979a5
  5. #8c8cb2
  6. #a0a0bf
  7. #b3b3cc
  8. #c6c6d9
  9. #d9d9e5
  10. #ececf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40407f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40407f
  2. #46467f
  3. #4d4d7f
  4. #53537f
  5. #5a5a7f
  6. #606080
  7. #666680
  8. #6d6d80
  9. #737380
  10. #7a7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444462 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #254981 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #20457e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #294d59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324680 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #30437e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34486a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40407f {
  color: #40407f;
}
Background
.bg-40407f {
  background-color: #40407f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40407f {
  border: 2px solid #40407f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40407f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 64 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 33% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40407f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40407f, #5f407f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40407f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 64 127 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.55 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.20 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 10.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.48 #bfbf80 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40407f  rgb(64, 64, 127)  hsl(240, 33%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7f7f40  rgb(127, 127, 64)  hsl(60, 33%, 37%)  Olive
#7f4040  rgb(127, 64, 64)  hsl(0, 33%, 37%)  Cordovan
#407f40  rgb(64, 127, 64)  hsl(120, 33%, 37%)  Fern Green