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#406EFD

#406efd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#406efd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 43.14% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.7% cyan, 56.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.4°, with 97.93% saturation and 62.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.1933

Complementary

  1. #406efd
  2. #fdcf40

Split complementary

  1. #406efd
  2. #fd7140
  3. #ccfd40

Analogous

  1. #40ccfd
  2. #406efd
  3. #7140fd

Triadic

  1. #406efd
  2. #fd406e
  3. #6efd40

Tetradic

  1. #406efd
  2. #cf40fd
  3. #fdcf40
  4. #6efd40

Square

  1. #406efd
  2. #fd40cc
  3. #fdcf40
  4. #40fd71

Monochromatic

  1. #0229a2
  2. #023cee
  3. #406efd
  4. #8ca7fe
  5. #d7e1ff

Shades

#406efd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406efd
  2. #3a63e4
  3. #3358ca
  4. #2d4db1
  5. #264298
  6. #20377f
  7. #1a2c65
  8. #13214c
  9. #0d1633
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#406efd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406efd
  2. #537dfd
  3. #668bfd
  4. #799afe
  5. #8ca8fe
  6. #a0b7fe
  7. #b3c5fe
  8. #c6d4fe
  9. #d9e2ff
  10. #ecf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406efd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406efd
  2. #4670f1
  3. #4d72e4
  4. #5373d8
  5. #5a75cb
  6. #6077bf
  7. #6679b2
  8. #6d7ba6
  9. #737c99
  10. #7a7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6775bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a7bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406efd {
  color: #406efd;
}
Background
.bg-406efd {
  background-color: #406efd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-406efd {
  border: 2px solid #406efd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406efd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 110 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406efd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406efd, #7140fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406efd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 110 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.93 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.96 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.43 #bf9102 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#406efd  rgb(64, 110, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdcf40  rgb(253, 207, 64)  hsl(45, 98%, 62%)  Sunglow
#fd406e  rgb(253, 64, 110)  hsl(345, 98%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6efd40  rgb(110, 253, 64)  hsl(105, 98%, 62%)  Neon Green