#4040B4

#4040B4

Color Values

HEX

#4040B4

RGB

64, 64, 180

HSL

240.0, 47.5%, 47.8%

HSV

240.0, 64.4%, 70.6%

CMYK

64.4%, 64.4%, 0.0%, 29.4%

OKLCH

0.4467 0.1787 276.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R70B Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#4040B4

#B4B440

Analogous

#407AB4

#7A40B4

#4040B4

Triadic

#4040B4

#B44040

#40B440

Split Complementary

#4040B4

#B47A40

#7AB440

Tetradic

#4040B4

#B4407A

#B4B440

#40B47A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#4040B4

Protanopia

#404098

Deuteranopia

#404091

Tritanopia

#40827D

Achromatopsia

#484848

CSS Usage

background-color: #4040B4;
color: #4040B4;
border-color: #4040B4;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 800 #1E40AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F4FA
100
#E6E6F4
200
#CACAEC
300
#A5A5DF
400
#7474CD
500
#4343BC
600
#363696
700
#2B2B78
800
#21215E
900
#1C1C45
950
#12122C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.04:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.61:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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