#408abe

Color #408abe

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 3.89 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#408abe

RGB

rgb(64, 138, 190)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 49.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 66.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(55.05, -6.45, -33.88)

LCH

lch(55.05, 34.49, 259.22)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.108, 242.18)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 25.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be7440

Analogous

#40beb3

#408abe

#404bbe

Triadic

#408abe

#be408a

#8abe40

Split-complementary

#408abe

#be404b

#beb340

Tetradic

#408abe

#7440be

#be7440

#8abe40

Square

#408abe

#b340be

#be7440

#4bbe40

Shades

Color #408abe mixed toward black.

#35739e

#2b5c7f

#20455f

#152e3f

#0b1720

Tints

Color #408abe mixed toward white.

#5f9dc9

#7fb1d4

#9fc4df

#bfd8e9

#dfebf4

Tones

Color #408abe mixed toward gray.

#4b88b3

#5586a9

#5f849e

#6a8394

#748189

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6869b3 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#645eb0 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#46aaa8 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #408abe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#408abe]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#408abe (#408abe) is rgb(64, 138, 190) in RGB.

No, #408abe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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