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#40468B

#40468b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40468b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.45% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.96% cyan, 49.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 235.2°, with 36.95% saturation and 39.8% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.0733

Complementary

  1. #40468b
  2. #8b8540

Split complementary

  1. #40468b
  2. #8b5f40
  3. #6b8b40

Analogous

  1. #406b8b
  2. #40468b
  3. #5f408b

Triadic

  1. #40468b
  2. #8b4046
  3. #468b40

Tetradic

  1. #40468b
  2. #85408b
  3. #8b8540
  4. #468b40

Square

  1. #40468b
  2. #8b406b
  3. #8b8540
  4. #408b5f

Monochromatic

  1. #101122
  2. #282c57
  3. #40468b
  4. #6168b6
  5. #969ace

Shades

#40468b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40468b
  2. #3a3f7d
  3. #33386f
  4. #2d3161
  5. #262a53
  6. #202346
  7. #1a1c38
  8. #13152a
  9. #0d0e1c
  10. #06070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#40468b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40468b
  2. #535997
  3. #666ba2
  4. #797eae
  5. #8c90b9
  6. #a0a3c5
  7. #b3b5d1
  8. #c6c8dc
  9. #d9dae8
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40468b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40468b
  2. #464c8a
  3. #4d5289
  4. #535788
  5. #5a5d87
  6. #606386
  7. #666984
  8. #6d6f83
  9. #737482
  10. #7a7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484a6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26508e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e4a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f5562 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324c8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f488a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f4f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40468b {
  color: #40468b;
}
Background
.bg-40468b {
  background-color: #40468b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40468b {
  border: 2px solid #40468b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40468b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 70 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 37% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40468b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40468b, #5f408b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40468b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 70 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.19 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.89 #bfb974 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40468b  rgb(64, 70, 139)  hsl(235, 37%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8b8540  rgb(139, 133, 64)  hsl(55, 37%, 40%)  Olive
#8b4046  rgb(139, 64, 70)  hsl(355, 37%, 40%)  Cordovan
#468b40  rgb(70, 139, 64)  hsl(115, 37%, 40%)  Forest Green