#40689a

Color #40689a

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#40689a

RGB

rgb(64, 104, 154)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 41.3%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 58.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(43.25, 1.55, -31.46)

LCH

lch(43.25, 31.5, 272.82)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0919, 254.74)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 25.1%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a7240

Analogous

#40959a

#40689a

#45409a

Triadic

#40689a

#9a4068

#689a40

Split-complementary

#40689a

#9a4540

#959a40

Tetradic

#40689a

#72409a

#9a7240

#689a40

Square

#40689a

#9a4095

#9a7240

#409a45

Shades

Color #40689a mixed toward black.

#355780

#2b4567

#20344d

#152333

#0b111a

Tints

Color #40689a mixed toward white.

#5380b8

#7599c6

#98b3d4

#bacce2

#dde6f1

Tones

Color #40689a mixed toward gray.

#476992

#4f6a8b

#566a83

#5e6b7c

#656c74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545590 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#524f8d · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#438785 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40689a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40689a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#40689a (#40689a) is rgb(64, 104, 154) in RGB.

No, #40689a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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