#40608c

Color #40608c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.3 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#40608c

RGB

rgb(64, 96, 140)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 37.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 54.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(40.16, 1.8, -27.91)

LCH

lch(40.16, 27.97, 273.69)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.0807, 256.6)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 25.1%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c6c40

Analogous

#40868c

#40608c

#46408c

Triadic

#40608c

#8c4060

#608c40

Split-complementary

#40608c

#8c4640

#868c40

Tetradic

#40608c

#6c408c

#8c6c40

#608c40

Square

#40608c

#8c4086

#8c6c40

#408c46

Shades

Color #40608c mixed toward black.

#355075

#2b405d

#203046

#15202f

#0b1017

Tints

Color #40608c mixed toward white.

#5078af

#7393bf

#96aecf

#b9c9df

#dce4ef

Tones

Color #40608c mixed toward gray.

#466186

#4d627f

#536379

#596473

#60656c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.27:1

White text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505083 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#4e4b81 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#427b7a · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 17.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #40608c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40608c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#40608c (#40608c) is rgb(64, 96, 140) in RGB.

No, #40608c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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