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#405FA2

#405fa2 ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405fa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 37.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.49% cyan, 41.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 221.02°, with 43.36% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.1188

Complementary

  1. #405fa2
  2. #a28340

Split complementary

  1. #405fa2
  2. #a25240
  3. #90a240

Analogous

  1. #4090a2
  2. #405fa2
  3. #5240a2

Triadic

  1. #405fa2
  2. #a2405f
  3. #5fa240

Tetradic

  1. #405fa2
  2. #8340a2
  3. #a28340
  4. #5fa240

Square

  1. #405fa2
  2. #a24090
  3. #a28340
  4. #40a252

Monochromatic

  1. #151f34
  2. #2a3f6b
  3. #405fa2
  4. #6a87c4
  5. #a1b3da

Shades

#405fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405fa2
  2. #3a5692
  3. #334c82
  4. #2d4371
  5. #263961
  6. #203051
  7. #1a2641
  8. #131d31
  9. #0d1320
  10. #060a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#405fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405fa2
  2. #536fab
  3. #667fb5
  4. #798fbe
  5. #8c9fc7
  6. #a0afd1
  7. #b3bfda
  8. #c6cfe3
  9. #d9dfec
  10. #eceff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405fa2
  2. #46629f
  3. #4d669b
  4. #536998
  5. #5a6c94
  6. #607091
  7. #66738e
  8. #6d768a
  9. #737987
  10. #7a7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4266a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4163a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #395ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21688b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405fa2 {
  color: #405fa2;
}
Background
.bg-405fa2 {
  background-color: #405fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #405fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 95 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 43% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405fa2, #5240a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 95 162 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.81 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.99 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.75 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.32 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.25 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.27 #bfa05d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#405fa2  rgb(64, 95, 162)  hsl(221, 43%, 44%)  Denim
#a28340  rgb(162, 131, 64)  hsl(41, 43%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a2405f  rgb(162, 64, 95)  hsl(341, 43%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#5fa240  rgb(95, 162, 64)  hsl(101, 43%, 44%)  Olive Drab