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#40586E

#40586e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40586e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.82% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 208.7°, with 26.44% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.06.

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Relative luminance0.092

Complementary

  1. #40586e
  2. #6e5640

Split complementary

  1. #40586e
  2. #6e4041
  3. #6e6d40

Analogous

  1. #406e6d
  2. #40586e
  3. #40416e

Triadic

  1. #40586e
  2. #6e4058
  3. #586e40

Tetradic

  1. #40586e
  2. #56406e
  3. #6e5640
  4. #586e40

Square

  1. #40586e
  2. #6d406e
  3. #6e5640
  4. #416e40

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0d
  2. #24313e
  3. #40586e
  4. #5c7f9e
  5. #8ba5bc

Shades

#40586e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40586e
  2. #3a4f63
  3. #334658
  4. #2d3e4d
  5. #263542
  6. #202c37
  7. #1a232c
  8. #131a21
  9. #0d1216
  10. #06090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#40586e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40586e
  2. #53697d
  3. #66798b
  4. #798a9a
  5. #8c9ba8
  6. #a0acb7
  7. #b3bcc5
  8. #c6cdd4
  9. #d9dee2
  10. #eceef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40586e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40586e
  2. #465c70
  3. #4d6072
  4. #536473
  5. #5a6875
  6. #606c77
  7. #667079
  8. #6d747b
  9. #73787c
  10. #7a7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5760 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f586f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #49536e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #305d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a586f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46556e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #375b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40586e {
  color: #40586e;
}
Background
.bg-40586e {
  background-color: #40586e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40586e {
  border: 2px solid #40586e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40586e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 88 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 26% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40586e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40586e, #40416e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40586e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 88 110 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.57 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.60 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.94 #bfa791 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#40586e  rgb(64, 88, 110)  hsl(209, 26%, 34%)  Charcoal
#6e5640  rgb(110, 86, 64)  hsl(29, 26%, 34%)  Coffee
#6e4058  rgb(110, 64, 88)  hsl(329, 26%, 34%)  Eggplant
#586e40  rgb(88, 110, 64)  hsl(89, 26%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green