#40568e

Color #40568e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#40568e

RGB

rgb(64, 86, 142)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 37.9%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 54.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 39.4%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(37.29, 8.84, -33.63)

LCH

lch(37.29, 34.77, 284.73)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0954, 266.51)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 25.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e7840

Analogous

#407d8e

#40568e

#51408e

Triadic

#40568e

#8e4056

#568e40

Split-complementary

#40568e

#8e5140

#7d8e40

Tetradic

#40568e

#78408e

#8e7840

#568e40

Square

#40568e

#8e407d

#8e7840

#408e51

Shades

Color #40568e mixed toward black.

#354876

#2b395f

#202b47

#151d2f

#0b0e18

Tints

Color #40568e mixed toward white.

#506bb0

#7389c0

#96a6d0

#b9c4e0

#dce1ef

Tones

Color #40568e mixed toward gray.

#465988

#4d5c81

#535e7b

#5a6174

#61646e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.94:1

White text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b83 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#494780 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#417a78 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 19.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40568e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40568e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#40568e (#40568e) is rgb(64, 86, 142) in RGB.

No, #40568e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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