#406fa1

Color #406fa1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#406fa1

RGB

rgb(64, 111, 161)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 43.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 60.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.2%, 31.1%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(45.68, -0.35, -31.78)

LCH

lch(45.68, 31.78, 269.37)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.0946, 251.37)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 25.1%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a17240

Analogous

#409fa1

#406fa1

#4140a1

Triadic

#406fa1

#a1406f

#6fa140

Split-complementary

#406fa1

#a14140

#9fa140

Tetradic

#406fa1

#7240a1

#a17240

#6fa140

Square

#406fa1

#a1409f

#a17240

#40a141

Shades

Color #406fa1 mixed toward black.

#355d86

#2b4a6b

#203850

#152536

#0b131b

Tints

Color #406fa1 mixed toward white.

#5587bb

#779fc9

#99b7d6

#bbcfe4

#dde7f1

Tones

Color #406fa1 mixed toward gray.

#486f99

#506f91

#587089

#607081

#687079

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585997 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#555294 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#438e8c · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #406fa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#406fa1]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#406fa1 (#406fa1) is rgb(64, 111, 161) in RGB.

No, #406fa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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