#5e40a8

Color #5e40a8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e40a8

RGB

rgb(94, 64, 168)

HSL

hsl(257.3, 44.8%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.3, 61.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44%, 61.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(35.74, 37.96, -51.65)

LCH

lch(35.74, 64.1, 306.31)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.1593, 292.32)

HWB

hwb(257.3, 25.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa840

Analogous

#4056a8

#5e40a8

#9240a8

Triadic

#5e40a8

#a85e40

#40a85e

Split-complementary

#5e40a8

#a89240

#56a840

Tetradic

#5e40a8

#a8408a

#8aa840

#40a85e

Square

#5e40a8

#a84056

#8aa840

#40a892

Shades

Color #5e40a8 mixed toward black.

#4e358c

#3f2b70

#2f2054

#1f1538

#100b1c

Tints

Color #5e40a8 mixed toward white.

#7557bf

#9179cc

#ac9ad9

#c8bce5

#e3ddf2

Tones

Color #5e40a8 mixed toward gray.

#62499f

#655197

#695a8e

#6d6385

#706b7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535297 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#545692 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#5d8784 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e40a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e40a8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5e40a8 (#5e40a8) is rgb(94, 64, 168) in RGB.

No, #5e40a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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