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#40468E

#40468e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40468e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.93% cyan, 50.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 37.86% saturation and 40.39% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.0742

Complementary

  1. #40468e
  2. #8e8840

Split complementary

  1. #40468e
  2. #8e6140
  3. #6d8e40

Analogous

  1. #406d8e
  2. #40468e
  3. #61408e

Triadic

  1. #40468e
  2. #8e4046
  3. #468e40

Tetradic

  1. #40468e
  2. #88408e
  3. #8e8840
  4. #468e40

Square

  1. #40468e
  2. #8e406d
  3. #8e8840
  4. #408e61

Monochromatic

  1. #101225
  2. #282c59
  3. #40468e
  4. #6269b8
  5. #979bd0

Shades

#40468e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40468e
  2. #3a3f80
  3. #333872
  4. #2d3163
  5. #262a55
  6. #202347
  7. #1a1c39
  8. #13152b
  9. #0d0e1c
  10. #06070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#40468e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40468e
  2. #535999
  3. #666ba5
  4. #797eb0
  5. #8c90bb
  6. #a0a3c7
  7. #b3b5d2
  8. #c6c8dd
  9. #d9dae8
  10. #ecedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40468e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40468e
  2. #464c8d
  3. #4d528b
  4. #53578a
  5. #5a5d88
  6. #606387
  7. #666986
  8. #6d6f84
  9. #737483
  10. #7a7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484a6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235091 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #194a8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c5663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #314c90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d488d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e5077 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40468e {
  color: #40468e;
}
Background
.bg-40468e {
  background-color: #40468e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40468e {
  border: 2px solid #40468e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40468e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 70 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 38% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40468e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40468e, #61408e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40468e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 70 142 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.77 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.42 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.42 #bfb971 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40468e  rgb(64, 70, 142)  hsl(235, 38%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8e8840  rgb(142, 136, 64)  hsl(55, 38%, 40%)  Olive
#8e4046  rgb(142, 64, 70)  hsl(355, 38%, 40%)  Cordovan
#468e40  rgb(70, 142, 64)  hsl(115, 38%, 40%)  Forest Green