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#40586B

#40586b ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40586b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.51% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.19% cyan, 17.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 206.51°, with 25.15% saturation and 33.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.34.

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Relative luminance0.0913

Complementary

  1. #40586b
  2. #6b5340

Split complementary

  1. #40586b
  2. #6b4042
  3. #6b6940

Analogous

  1. #406b69
  2. #40586b
  3. #40426b

Triadic

  1. #40586b
  2. #6b4058
  3. #586b40

Tetradic

  1. #40586b
  2. #53406b
  3. #6b5340
  4. #586b40

Square

  1. #40586b
  2. #69406b
  3. #6b5340
  4. #426b40

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0d
  2. #23313b
  3. #40586b
  4. #5d7f9b
  5. #8ba5b9

Shades

#40586b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40586b
  2. #3a4f60
  3. #334656
  4. #2d3e4b
  5. #263540
  6. #202c36
  7. #1a232b
  8. #131a20
  9. #0d1215
  10. #06090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#40586b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40586b
  2. #53697a
  3. #667989
  4. #798a97
  5. #8c9ba6
  6. #a0acb5
  7. #b3bcc4
  8. #c6cdd3
  9. #d9dee1
  10. #eceef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40586b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40586b
  2. #465c6d
  3. #4d606f
  4. #536471
  5. #5a6873
  6. #606c76
  7. #667078
  8. #6d747a
  9. #73787c
  10. #7a7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50586c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a536b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #315d5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a586c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46556b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #375b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40586b {
  color: #40586b;
}
Background
.bg-40586b {
  background-color: #40586b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40586b {
  border: 2px solid #40586b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40586b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 88 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 25% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40586b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40586b, #40426b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40586b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 88 107 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.34 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.38 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.43 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.48 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.03 #bfa794 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#40586b  rgb(64, 88, 107)  hsl(207, 25%, 34%)  Charcoal
#6b5340  rgb(107, 83, 64)  hsl(27, 25%, 34%)  Coffee
#6b4058  rgb(107, 64, 88)  hsl(327, 25%, 34%)  Eggplant
#586b40  rgb(88, 107, 64)  hsl(87, 25%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green