#4240c0

Color #4240c0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 14.22 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4240c0

RGB

rgb(66, 64, 192)

HSL

hsl(240.9, 50.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240.9, 66.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(35.26, 40.51, -66.75)

LCH

lch(35.26, 78.08, 301.25)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.1938, 276.25)

HWB

hwb(240.9, 25.1%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec040

Analogous

#407ec0

#4240c0

#8240c0

Triadic

#4240c0

#c04240

#40c042

Split-complementary

#4240c0

#c08240

#7ec040

Tetradic

#4240c0

#c040be

#bec040

#40c042

Square

#4240c0

#c0407e

#bec040

#40c082

Shades

Color #4240c0 mixed toward black.

#3735a0

#2c2a80

#212060

#161540

#0b0b20

Tints

Color #4240c0 mixed toward white.

#6160cb

#8180d5

#a0a0e0

#c0bfea

#dfdff5

Tones

Color #4240c0 mixed toward gray.

#4c4bb5

#5755ab

#6160a0

#6b6b95

#76758b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.73:1

White text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4141ac · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#4141a7 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#429a95 · ΔE 41.3

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 28.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4240c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4240c0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4240c0 (#4240c0) is rgb(66, 64, 192) in RGB.

No, #4240c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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