#406aaa

Color #406aaa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#406aaa

RGB

rgb(64, 106, 170)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 45.3%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 62.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(44.66, 5.84, -38.68)

LCH

lch(44.66, 39.12, 278.59)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.1119, 258.56)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 25.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8040

Analogous

#409faa

#406aaa

#4b40aa

Triadic

#406aaa

#aa406a

#6aaa40

Split-complementary

#406aaa

#aa4b40

#9faa40

Tetradic

#406aaa

#8040aa

#aa8040

#6aaa40

Square

#406aaa

#aa409f

#aa8040

#40aa4b

Shades

Color #406aaa mixed toward black.

#35588e

#2b4771

#203555

#152339

#0b121c

Tints

Color #406aaa mixed toward white.

#5881c0

#799acd

#9bb4d9

#bccde6

#dee6f2

Tones

Color #406aaa mixed toward gray.

#496ca1

#526e98

#5b7090

#637187

#6c737e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55569e · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#534f9a · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#439390 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #406aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#406aaa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#406aaa (#406aaa) is rgb(64, 106, 170) in RGB.

No, #406aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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