All About Color #408BB0

#408BB0

About #408BB0

#408BB0 is a medium blue color with the hex code #408BB0. In RGB it is red 64, green 139, blue 176; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 47%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 64%, 21%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 3.79:1 on white and 5.54:1 on black.

#408BB0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 8B, B0
CMYK63.64%, 21.02%, 0.00%, 30.98%
RGB Decimal64, 139, 176
HSL200°, 47%, 47%
RGB Octal100, 213, 260
HSV (HSB)199.82°, 63.64%, 69.02%
RGB Binary1000000, 10001011, 10110000
CIE-L*AB54.75, -11.67, -26.37
RGB Percent25.10%, 54.51%, 69.02%
CIE-L*CH54.75, 28.84, 246.13
XYZ19.18, 22.69, 44.44
CIE-L*UV54.75, -29.99, -38.43
xyY0.22, 0.26, 22.69
Hunter-Lab47.63, -11.47, -21.97
RYB25.10%, 42.71%, 69.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#408BB0 on a dark background: contrast 5.54:1, passes WCAG AA.
#408BB0 on a light background: contrast 3.79:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #408BB0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#408BB0 · #7CB4D0 · #27566D · #B06540 · #D0987C

Analogous palette

#40B065 · #40B09D · #408BB0 · #4052B0 · #6540B0

Triadic palette

#408BB0 · #B0408B · #8BB040 · #7CB4D0 · #D07CB4

Tetradic palette

#408BB0 · #9D40B0 · #B06540 · #52B040 · #27566D

Monochromatic palette

#173240 · #2B5E78 · #408BB0 · #71ADCC · #A9CEE0

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