#406db1

Color #406db1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#406db1

RGB

rgb(64, 109, 177)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 46.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 63.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.8%, 38.4%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(45.91, 6.42, -40.79)

LCH

lch(45.91, 41.29, 278.94)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1183, 258.44)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 25.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b18440

Analogous

#40a6b1

#406db1

#4c40b1

Triadic

#406db1

#b1406d

#6db140

Split-complementary

#406db1

#b14c40

#a6b140

Tetradic

#406db1

#8440b1

#b18440

#6db140

Square

#406db1

#b140a6

#b18440

#40b14c

Shades

Color #406db1 mixed toward black.

#355b94

#2b4976

#203759

#15243b

#0b121e

Tints

Color #406db1 mixed toward white.

#5a84c4

#7b9dcf

#9cb5db

#bdcee7

#dee6f3

Tones

Color #406db1 mixed toward gray.

#496fa8

#53719e

#5c7395

#66758b

#6f7782

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.04:1

White text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5757a4 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#5451a0 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#439896 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #406db1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#406db1]

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

#406db1 (#406db1) is rgb(64, 109, 177) in RGB.

No, #406db1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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