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#40476A

#40476a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40476a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.84% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.62% cyan, 33.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 24.71% saturation and 33.33% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.17.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0664

Complementary

  1. #40476a
  2. #6a6340

Split complementary

  1. #40476a
  2. #6a4e40
  3. #5c6a40

Analogous

  1. #405c6a
  2. #40476a
  3. #4e406a

Triadic

  1. #40476a
  2. #6a4047
  3. #476a40

Tetradic

  1. #40476a
  2. #63406a
  3. #6a6340
  4. #476a40

Square

  1. #40476a
  2. #6a405c
  3. #6a6340
  4. #406a4e

Monochromatic

  1. #08090d
  2. #23273a
  3. #40476a
  4. #5d679a
  5. #8a92b9

Shades

#40476a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40476a
  2. #3a405f
  3. #333955
  4. #2d324a
  5. #262b40
  6. #202435
  7. #1a1c2a
  8. #131520
  9. #0d0e15
  10. #06070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#40476a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40476a
  2. #535979
  3. #666c88
  4. #797e97
  5. #8c91a6
  6. #a0a3b5
  7. #b3b5c3
  8. #c6c8d2
  9. #d9dae1
  10. #ecedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40476a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40476a
  2. #464d6c
  3. #4d526e
  4. #535871
  5. #5a5e73
  6. #606475
  7. #666977
  8. #6d6f79
  9. #73757c
  10. #7a7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454858 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c4b6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #384769 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #344e54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d496b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c476a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #394b5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40476a {
  color: #40476a;
}
Background
.bg-40476a {
  background-color: #40476a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40476a {
  border: 2px solid #40476a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40476a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 71 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 25% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40476a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40476a, #4e406a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40476a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 71 106 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.17 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.19 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.95 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 13.00 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.47 #bfb895 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#40476a  rgb(64, 71, 106)  hsl(230, 25%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6a6340  rgb(106, 99, 64)  hsl(50, 25%, 33%)  Field Drab
#6a4047  rgb(106, 64, 71)  hsl(350, 25%, 33%)  Eggplant
#476a40  rgb(71, 106, 64)  hsl(110, 25%, 33%)  Hunter Green