#409bdd

Color #409bdd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.88 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#409bdd

RGB

rgb(64, 155, 221)

HSL

hsl(205.2, 69.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.2, 71%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(71%, 29.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(61.44, -5.58, -41.31)

LCH

lch(61.44, 41.69, 262.31)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1304, 243.73)

HWB

hwb(205.2, 25.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd8240

Analogous

#40ddd0

#409bdd

#404ddd

Triadic

#409bdd

#dd409b

#9bdd40

Split-complementary

#409bdd

#dd404d

#ddd040

Tetradic

#409bdd

#8240dd

#dd8240

#9bdd40

Square

#409bdd

#d040dd

#dd8240

#4ddd40

Shades

Color #409bdd mixed toward black.

#2484ca

#1d6aa1

#164f79

#0e3551

#071a28

Tints

Color #409bdd mixed toward white.

#60ace3

#80bce8

#a0cdee

#bfdef4

#dfeef9

Tones

Color #409bdd mixed toward gray.

#4d99d0

#5a97c3

#6795b6

#7493a9

#81919c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374d0 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#6e66cc · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#48c4c1 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #409bdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#409bdd]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#409bdd (#409bdd) is rgb(64, 155, 221) in RGB.

No, #409bdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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