#40697e

Color #40697e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 13.35 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-800 #005f78 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#40697e

RGB

rgb(64, 105, 126)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 32.6%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 49.2%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.2%, 16.7%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(42.31, -8.17, -16.13)

LCH

lch(42.31, 18.08, 243.14)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0569, 231.78)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 25.1%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e5540

Analogous

#407e74

#40697e

#404a7e

Triadic

#40697e

#7e4069

#697e40

Split-complementary

#40697e

#7e404a

#7e7440

Tetradic

#40697e

#55407e

#7e5540

#697e40

Square

#40697e

#74407e

#7e5540

#4a7e40

Shades

Color #40697e mixed toward black.

#355869

#2b4654

#20353f

#15232a

#0b1215

Tints

Color #40697e mixed toward white.

#5287a1

#72a0b7

#95b7c9

#b8cfdb

#dce7ed

Tones

Color #40697e mixed toward gray.

#456779

#4a6674

#50646f

#556269

#5a6164

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555579 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#524f78 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#437575 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40697e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40697e]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#40697e (#40697e) is rgb(64, 105, 126) in RGB.

No, #40697e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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