#40408D

#40408D

Color Values

HEX

#40408D

RGB

64, 64, 141

HSL

240.0, 37.6%, 40.2%

HSV

240.0, 54.6%, 55.3%

CMYK

54.6%, 54.6%, 0.0%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.4149 0.1245 279.5

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkslateblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#40408D

#8D8D40

Analogous

#40678D

#67408D

#40408D

Triadic

#40408D

#8D4040

#408D40

Split Complementary

#40408D

#8D6740

#678D40

Tetradic

#40408D

#8D4067

#8D8D40

#408D67

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#40408D

Protanopia

#40407A

Deuteranopia

#404076

Tritanopia

#406C68

Achromatopsia

#464646

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5FA
100
#E7E7F3
200
#CECEE9
300
#ABABD9
400
#7D7DC4
500
#5050AF
600
#40408C
700
#333370
800
#282858
900
#202041
950
#141429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.99:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.34:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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