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#40495C

#40495c ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40495c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.43% cyan, 20.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 220.71°, with 17.95% saturation and 30.59% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #40495c
  2. #5c5340

Split complementary

  1. #40495c
  2. #5c4540
  3. #575c40

Analogous

  1. #40575c
  2. #40495c
  3. #45405c

Triadic

  1. #40495c
  2. #5c4049
  3. #495c40

Tetradic

  1. #40495c
  2. #53405c
  3. #5c5340
  4. #495c40

Square

  1. #40495c
  2. #5c4057
  3. #5c5340
  4. #405c45

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #21252f
  3. #40495c
  4. #5f6d89
  5. #8894ad

Shades

#40495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40495c
  2. #3a4253
  3. #333a4a
  4. #2d3340
  5. #262c37
  6. #20252e
  7. #1a1d25
  8. #13161c
  9. #0d0f12
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#40495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40495c
  2. #535b6c
  3. #666d7d
  4. #79808d
  5. #8c929d
  6. #a0a4ae
  7. #b3b6be
  8. #c6c8ce
  9. #d9dbde
  10. #ecedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40495c
  2. #464f60
  3. #4d5463
  4. #535a67
  5. #5a5f6a
  6. #60656e
  7. #666a72
  8. #6d7075
  9. #737579
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454951 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #434a5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #40485c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #384d4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #424a5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40485c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c4b55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40495c {
  color: #40495c;
}
Background
.bg-40495c {
  background-color: #40495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40495c {
  border: 2px solid #40495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 18% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40495c, #45405c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.90 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.48 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.66 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.79 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.86 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.57 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.95 #bfb6a3 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#40495c  rgb(64, 73, 92)  hsl(221, 18%, 31%)  Charcoal
#5c5340  rgb(92, 83, 64)  hsl(41, 18%, 31%)  Umber
#5c4049  rgb(92, 64, 73)  hsl(341, 18%, 31%)  Eggplant
#495c40  rgb(73, 92, 64)  hsl(101, 18%, 31%)  Hunter Green