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#405EB2

#405eb2 ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405eb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.86% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 47.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 224.21°, with 47.11% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1231

Complementary

  1. #405eb2
  2. #b29440

Split complementary

  1. #405eb2
  2. #b25b40
  3. #97b240

Analogous

  1. #4097b2
  2. #405eb2
  3. #5b40b2

Triadic

  1. #405eb2
  2. #b2405e
  3. #5eb240

Tetradic

  1. #405eb2
  2. #9440b2
  3. #b29440
  4. #5eb240

Square

  1. #405eb2
  2. #b24097
  3. #b29440
  4. #40b25b

Monochromatic

  1. #182341
  2. #2c407a
  3. #405eb2
  4. #728acc
  5. #aab9e1

Shades

#405eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405eb2
  2. #3a55a0
  3. #334b8e
  4. #2d427d
  5. #26386b
  6. #202f59
  7. #1a2647
  8. #131c35
  9. #0d1324
  10. #060912
  11. #000000

Tints

#405eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405eb2
  2. #536eba
  3. #667ec1
  4. #798ec9
  5. #8c9ed1
  6. #a0afd9
  7. #b3bfe0
  8. #c6cfe8
  9. #d9dff0
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405eb2
  2. #4661ad
  3. #4d65a8
  4. #5368a3
  5. #5a6c9e
  6. #606f99
  7. #667294
  8. #6d768f
  9. #73798a
  10. #7a7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3468b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f5eb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00717f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3964b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f5eb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #126a96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405eb2 {
  color: #405eb2;
}
Background
.bg-405eb2 {
  background-color: #405eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #405eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 94 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 47% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405eb2, #5b40b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 94 178 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.97 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.95 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.19 #bfa14d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#405eb2  rgb(64, 94, 178)  hsl(224, 47%, 47%)  Denim
#b29440  rgb(178, 148, 64)  hsl(44, 47%, 47%)  Brass
#b2405e  rgb(178, 64, 94)  hsl(344, 47%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#5eb240  rgb(94, 178, 64)  hsl(104, 47%, 47%)  Kelly Green