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#404B8A

#404b8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#404b8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.41% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.62% cyan, 45.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 231.08°, with 36.63% saturation and 39.61% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.0796

Complementary

  1. #404b8a
  2. #8a7f40

Split complementary

  1. #404b8a
  2. #8a5a40
  3. #708a40

Analogous

  1. #40708a
  2. #404b8a
  3. #5a408a

Triadic

  1. #404b8a
  2. #8a404b
  3. #4b8a40

Tetradic

  1. #404b8a
  2. #7f408a
  3. #8a7f40
  4. #4b8a40

Square

  1. #404b8a
  2. #8a4070
  3. #8a7f40
  4. #408a5a

Monochromatic

  1. #101221
  2. #282f56
  3. #404b8a
  4. #616db6
  5. #959ece

Shades

#404b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #404b8a
  2. #3a447c
  3. #333c6e
  4. #2d3561
  5. #262d53
  6. #202645
  7. #1a1e37
  8. #131729
  9. #0d0f1c
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#404b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #404b8a
  2. #535d96
  3. #666fa1
  4. #7981ad
  5. #8c93b9
  6. #a0a5c5
  7. #b3b7d0
  8. #c6c9dc
  9. #d9dbe8
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#404b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #404b8a
  2. #465089
  3. #4d5688
  4. #535b87
  5. #5a6086
  6. #606685
  7. #666b84
  8. #6d7083
  9. #737582
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4e6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #30538c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #284d89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f5964 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37508b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #334c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f5375 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-404b8a {
  color: #404b8a;
}
Background
.bg-404b8a {
  background-color: #404b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-404b8a {
  border: 2px solid #404b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #404b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 75 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 37% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-404b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #404b8a, #5a408a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-404b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 75 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.43 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.38 #bfb475 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#404b8a  rgb(64, 75, 138)  hsl(231, 37%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a7f40  rgb(138, 127, 64)  hsl(51, 37%, 40%)  Olive
#8a404b  rgb(138, 64, 75)  hsl(351, 37%, 40%)  Cordovan
#4b8a40  rgb(75, 138, 64)  hsl(111, 37%, 40%)  Forest Green