#408eed

Color #408eed

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#408eed

RGB

rgb(64, 142, 237)

HSL

hsl(212.9, 82.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.9, 73%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(73%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(58.55, 7.61, -54.75)

LCH

lch(58.55, 55.28, 277.91)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1618, 255.06)

HWB

hwb(212.9, 25.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ed9f40

Analogous

#40e5ed

#408eed

#4840ed

Triadic

#408eed

#ed408e

#8eed40

Split-complementary

#408eed

#ed4840

#e5ed40

Tetradic

#408eed

#9f40ed

#ed9f40

#8eed40

Square

#408eed

#ed40e5

#ed9f40

#40ed48

Shades

Color #408eed mixed toward black.

#1673e5

#115cb7

#0d458a

#092e5c

#04172e

Tints

Color #408eed mixed toward white.

#60a1f0

#80b4f3

#9fc7f6

#bfd9f9

#dfecfc

Tones

Color #408eed mixed toward gray.

#4e8fdf

#5d91d0

#6b92c2

#7a94b3

#8895a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6bdb · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#6660d6 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#47cbc7 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #408eed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#408eed]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#408eed (#408eed) is rgb(64, 142, 237) in RGB.

No, #408eed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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