#406ad8

Color #406ad8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#406ad8

RGB

rgb(64, 106, 216)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 66.1%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 70.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.4%, 50.9%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(47.44, 22.27, -60.8)

LCH

lch(47.44, 64.75, 290.12)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.1753, 265.32)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 25.1%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8ae40

Analogous

#40b6d8

#406ad8

#6240d8

Triadic

#406ad8

#d8406a

#6ad840

Split-complementary

#406ad8

#d86240

#b6d840

Tetradic

#406ad8

#ae40d8

#d8ae40

#6ad840

Square

#406ad8

#d840b6

#d8ae40

#40d862

Shades

Color #406ad8 mixed toward black.

#2852c2

#20429b

#183174

#10214e

#081027

Tints

Color #406ad8 mixed toward white.

#6083df

#809ce5

#9fb5ec

#bfcdf2

#dfe6f9

Tones

Color #406ad8 mixed toward gray.

#4d70cb

#5975bf

#667bb2

#7381a5

#7f8699

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.27:1

White text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5556c5 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#534fbf · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#43b3af · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 26.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #406ad8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#406ad8]

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

#406ad8 (#406ad8) is rgb(64, 106, 216) in RGB.

No, #406ad8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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