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#405EBE

#405ebe ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.32% cyan, 50.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 225.71°, with 49.61% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1281

Complementary

  1. #405ebe
  2. #bea040

Split complementary

  1. #405ebe
  2. #be6140
  3. #9dbe40

Analogous

  1. #409dbe
  2. #405ebe
  3. #6140be

Triadic

  1. #405ebe
  2. #be405e
  3. #5ebe40

Tetradic

  1. #405ebe
  2. #a040be
  3. #bea040
  4. #5ebe40

Square

  1. #405ebe
  2. #be409d
  3. #bea040
  4. #40be61

Monochromatic

  1. #19254c
  2. #2d4285
  3. #405ebe
  4. #798ed2
  5. #b2bee5

Shades

#405ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405ebe
  2. #3a55ab
  3. #334b98
  4. #2d4285
  5. #263872
  6. #202f5f
  7. #1a264c
  8. #131c39
  9. #0d1326
  10. #060913
  11. #000000

Tints

#405ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405ebe
  2. #536ec5
  3. #667ecb
  4. #798ed2
  5. #8c9ed8
  6. #a0afdf
  7. #b3bfe5
  8. #c6cfec
  9. #d9dff2
  10. #eceff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405ebe
  2. #4661b8
  3. #4d65b2
  4. #5368ab
  5. #5a6ca5
  6. #606f9f
  7. #667299
  8. #6d7693
  9. #73798c
  10. #7a7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #276ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3366c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #265fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405ebe {
  color: #405ebe;
}
Background
.bg-405ebe {
  background-color: #405ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405ebe {
  border: 2px solid #405ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 94 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405ebe, #6140be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 94 190 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.81 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.92 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.83 #bfa141 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#405ebe  rgb(64, 94, 190)  hsl(226, 50%, 50%)  Denim
#bea040  rgb(190, 160, 64)  hsl(46, 50%, 50%)  Brass
#be405e  rgb(190, 64, 94)  hsl(346, 50%, 50%)  Brick Red
#5ebe40  rgb(94, 190, 64)  hsl(106, 50%, 50%)  Kelly Green