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#40468C

#40468c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40468c is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.45% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.29% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 235.26°, with 37.25% saturation and 40% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #40468c
  2. #8c8640

Split complementary

  1. #40468c
  2. #8c6040
  3. #6c8c40

Analogous

  1. #406c8c
  2. #40468c
  3. #60408c

Triadic

  1. #40468c
  2. #8c4046
  3. #468c40

Tetradic

  1. #40468c
  2. #86408c
  3. #8c8640
  4. #468c40

Square

  1. #40468c
  2. #8c406c
  3. #8c8640
  4. #408c60

Monochromatic

  1. #101223
  2. #282c57
  3. #40468c
  4. #6268b7
  5. #969bcf

Shades

#40468c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40468c
  2. #3a3f7e
  3. #333870
  4. #2d3162
  5. #262a54
  6. #202346
  7. #1a1c38
  8. #13152a
  9. #0d0e1c
  10. #06070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#40468c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40468c
  2. #535998
  3. #666ba3
  4. #797eaf
  5. #8c90ba
  6. #a0a3c6
  7. #b3b5d1
  8. #c6c8dd
  9. #d9dae8
  10. #ecedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40468c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40468c
  2. #464c8b
  3. #4d528a
  4. #535788
  5. #5a5d87
  6. #606386
  7. #666985
  8. #6d6f84
  9. #737482
  10. #7a7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484a6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #25508f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c4a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e5562 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324c8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e488b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f5075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40468c {
  color: #40468c;
}
Background
.bg-40468c {
  background-color: #40468c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40468c {
  border: 2px solid #40468c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40468c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 70 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 37% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40468c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40468c, #60408c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40468c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 70 140 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.53 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.07 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.73 #bfb973 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40468c  rgb(64, 70, 140)  hsl(235, 37%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8c8640  rgb(140, 134, 64)  hsl(55, 37%, 40%)  Olive
#8c4046  rgb(140, 64, 70)  hsl(355, 37%, 40%)  Cordovan
#468c40  rgb(70, 140, 64)  hsl(115, 37%, 40%)  Forest Green