#40408B

#40408B

Color Values

HEX

#40408B

RGB

64, 64, 139

HSL

240.0, 36.9%, 39.8%

HSV

240.0, 54.0%, 54.5%

CMYK

54.0%, 54.0%, 0.0%, 45.5%

OKLCH

0.4134 0.1216 279.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkslateblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#40408B

#8B8B40

Analogous

#40658B

#65408B

#40408B

Triadic

#40408B

#8B4040

#408B40

Split Complementary

#40408B

#8B6540

#658B40

Tetradic

#40408B

#8B4065

#8B8B40

#408B65

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#40408B

Protanopia

#404079

Deuteranopia

#404074

Tritanopia

#406B67

Achromatopsia

#454545

CSS Usage

background-color: #40408B;
color: #40408B;
border-color: #40408B;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5FA
100
#E8E8F3
200
#CECEE8
300
#ABABD8
400
#7E7EC3
500
#5050AF
600
#40408C
700
#333370
800
#282857
900
#202041
950
#141429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

9.04:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.32:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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