#40496e
a dark, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue
RGB
64, 73, 110
HSL
228°, 26%, 34%
CMYK
42, 34, 0, 57
Luminance
0.0698
Every format
| HEX | #40496e |
| RGB | rgb(64, 73, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 26%, 34%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 34%, 0%, 57%) |
| LAB | lab(31.8 6.8 -22.6) |
| LCH | lch(31.8 23.5 286.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.414 0.063 272.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #40496e;
background-color: #40496e;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40496e] bg-[#40496e]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40496e;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.286, blue: 0.431)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40496e")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#40496e on white: 8.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
Aa
#40496e on black: 2.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.1%
Green28.6%
Blue43.1%
CMYK percentages
Cyan41.8%
Magenta33.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)56.9%
Color previews
#40496e text on a black background
contrast 2.40:1
Card sample
#40496e text on a white background
contrast 8.76:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #40496e;
Background color
Panel with #40496e background
background-color: #40496e;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40496e;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 73, 110, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 73, 110, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40496e; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40496e, #56406E);