#409cd1

Color #409cd1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#409cd1

RGB

rgb(64, 156, 209)

HSL

hsl(201.9, 61.2%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.9, 69.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(61.19, -10.21, -35.01)

LCH

lch(61.19, 36.47, 253.74)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1167, 237.63)

HWB

hwb(201.9, 25.1%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d17540

Analogous

#40d1bd

#409cd1

#4053d1

Triadic

#409cd1

#d1409c

#9cd140

Split-complementary

#409cd1

#d14053

#d1bd40

Tetradic

#409cd1

#7540d1

#d17540

#9cd140

Square

#409cd1

#bd40d1

#d17540

#53d140

Shades

Color #409cd1 mixed toward black.

#2c84b7

#236a93

#1a4f6e

#123549

#091a25

Tints

Color #409cd1 mixed toward white.

#60add9

#80bde0

#9fcee8

#bfdef0

#dfeff7

Tones

Color #409cd1 mixed toward gray.

#4c99c5

#5895b9

#6492ad

#708fa1

#7c8c95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374c6 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#6e67c3 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#48bcba · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 20.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #409cd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#409cd1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#409cd1 (#409cd1) is rgb(64, 156, 209) in RGB.

No, #409cd1 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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