#406aab

Color #406aab

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#406aab

RGB

rgb(64, 106, 171)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 45.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 62.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.6%, 38%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(44.71, 6.19, -39.18)

LCH

lch(44.71, 39.67, 278.98)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.1133, 258.86)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 25.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab8140

Analogous

#40a0ab

#406aab

#4b40ab

Triadic

#406aab

#ab406a

#6aab40

Split-complementary

#406aab

#ab4b40

#a0ab40

Tetradic

#406aab

#8140ab

#ab8140

#6aab40

Square

#406aab

#ab40a0

#ab8140

#40ab4b

Shades

Color #406aab mixed toward black.

#35588f

#2b4772

#203556

#152339

#0b121d

Tints

Color #406aab mixed toward white.

#5881c1

#7a9acd

#9bb4da

#bccde6

#dee6f3

Tones

Color #406aab mixed toward gray.

#496ca2

#526e99

#5b7090

#647287

#6d747e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55569e · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#534f9b · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#439391 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #406aab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#406aab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#406aab (#406aab) is rgb(64, 106, 171) in RGB.

No, #406aab 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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