#4040B5 Color

#4040B5 is rgb(64, 64, 181) in RGB and hsl(240, 48%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#4040B5

HEX#4040B5

RGBrgb(64, 64, 181)

HSLhsl(240, 48%, 48%)

HSVhsv(240, 65%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.18 276.3)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 65%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4040B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4040B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4040B5 Complementary#B5B540 Analogous#407AB5 Analogous#7A40B5 Triadic#B54040 Triadic#40B540

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4040B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5555C3 #7070CD #8A8AD6 #A8A8E1 #C3C3EA #DDDDF3

Shades

#38389F #2E2E84 #26266D #1E1E57 #171740 #0D0D26

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