#406bab

Color #406bab

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.83 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#406bab

RGB

rgb(64, 107, 171)

HSL

hsl(215.9, 45.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.9, 62.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(45, 5.56, -38.72)

LCH

lch(45, 39.12, 278.17)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.1123, 258.18)

HWB

hwb(215.9, 25.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab8040

Analogous

#40a1ab

#406bab

#4b40ab

Triadic

#406bab

#ab406b

#6bab40

Split-complementary

#406bab

#ab4b40

#a1ab40

Tetradic

#406bab

#8040ab

#ab8040

#6bab40

Square

#406bab

#ab40a1

#ab8040

#40ab4b

Shades

Color #406bab mixed toward black.

#35598f

#2b4772

#203656

#152439

#0b121d

Tints

Color #406bab mixed toward white.

#5882c1

#7a9bcd

#9bb4da

#bccde6

#dee6f3

Tones

Color #406bab mixed toward gray.

#496da2

#526f99

#5b7090

#647287

#6d747e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56569e · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#53509b · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#439491 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 20.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #406bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#406bab]

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

#406bab (#406bab) is rgb(64, 107, 171) in RGB.

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

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