#40496b

Color #40496b

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#40496b

RGB

rgb(64, 73, 107)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 25.1%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 40.2%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.2%, 31.8%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(31.62, 5.83, -20.89)

LCH

lch(31.62, 21.69, 285.59)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.0583, 272.26)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 25.1%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6240

Analogous

#405e6b

#40496b

#4c406b

Triadic

#40496b

#6b4049

#496b40

Split-complementary

#40496b

#6b4c40

#5e6b40

Tetradic

#40496b

#62406b

#6b6240

#496b40

Square

#40496b

#6b405e

#6b6240

#406b4c

Shades

Color #40496b mixed toward black.

#353d59

#2b3147

#202435

#151824

#0b0c12

Tints

Color #40496b mixed toward white.

#55618e

#727daa

#959ebf

#b8bed5

#dcdfea

Tones

Color #40496b mixed toward gray.

#444b67

#474d64

#4b4f60

#4e515d

#525359

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444464 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#444362 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#405e5d · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 15

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #40496b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40496b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#40496b (#40496b) is rgb(64, 73, 107) in RGB.

No, #40496b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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