#40498f

Color #40498f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#40498f

RGB

rgb(64, 73, 143)

HSL

hsl(233.2, 38.2%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.2, 55.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 49%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(33.64, 17.68, -40.05)

LCH

lch(33.64, 43.78, 293.82)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.1146, 275.05)

HWB

hwb(233.2, 25.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8640

Analogous

#40708f

#40498f

#5f408f

Triadic

#40498f

#8f4049

#498f40

Split-complementary

#40498f

#8f5f40

#708f40

Tetradic

#40498f

#86408f

#8f8640

#498f40

Square

#40498f

#8f4070

#8f8640

#408f5f

Shades

Color #40498f mixed toward black.

#353d77

#2b315f

#202448

#151830

#0b0c18

Tints

Color #40498f mixed toward white.

#515bb1

#737cc1

#969dd0

#b9bee0

#dcdeef

Tones

Color #40498f mixed toward gray.

#474e88

#4d5382

#54587b

#5a5d75

#61626e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444482 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#44437f · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#407774 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40498f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40498f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#40498f (#40498f) is rgb(64, 73, 143) in RGB.

No, #40498f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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