#4040E5

#4040E5

Color Values

HEX

#4040E5

RGB

64, 64, 229

HSL

240.0, 76.0%, 57.5%

HSV

240.0, 72.1%, 89.8%

CMYK

72.1%, 72.1%, 0.0%, 10.2%

OKLCH

0.4926 0.2396 273.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#4040E5

#E5E540

Analogous

#4093E5

#9340E5

#4040E5

Triadic

#4040E5

#E54040

#40E540

Split Complementary

#4040E5

#E59340

#93E540

Tetradic

#4040E5

#E54093

#E5E540

#40E593

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#4040E5

Protanopia

#4040BD

Deuteranopia

#4040B3

Tritanopia

#409E97

Achromatopsia

#4C4C4C

CSS Usage

background-color: #4040E5;
color: #4040E5;
border-color: #4040E5;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 600 #4F46E5

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F2FC
100
#E2E2F9
200
#C0C0F6
300
#9393F0
400
#5959E8
500
#1F1FE0
600
#1818B4
700
#141490
800
#0F0F70
900
#0F0F52
950
#0A0A34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.81:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.08:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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