All About Color #408CA5

#408CA5

About #408CA5

#408CA5 is a medium blue color with the hex code #408CA5. In RGB it is red 64, green 140, blue 165; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 44%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 61%, 15%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 3.81:1 on white and 5.51:1 on black.

#408CA5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 8C, A5
CMYK61.21%, 15.15%, 0.00%, 35.29%
RGB Decimal64, 140, 165
HSL195°, 44%, 45%
RGB Octal100, 214, 245
HSV (HSB)194.85°, 61.21%, 64.71%
RGB Binary1000000, 10001100, 10100101
CIE-L*AB54.62, -15.76, -20.27
RGB Percent25.10%, 54.90%, 64.71%
CIE-L*CH54.62, 25.67, 232.13
XYZ18.28, 22.56, 38.99
CIE-L*UV54.62, -30.84, -28.14
xyY0.23, 0.28, 22.56
Hunter-Lab47.50, -14.42, -15.42
RYB25.10%, 42.10%, 64.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#408CA5 on a dark background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.
#408CA5 on a light background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #408CA5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #408CA5. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#408CA5 · #77B5CA · #275463 · #A55A40 · #CA8C77

Analogous palette

#40A55A · #40A58C · #408CA5 · #405AA5 · #5A40A5

Triadic palette

#408CA5 · #A5408C · #8CA540 · #77B5CA · #CA77B5

Tetradic palette

#408CA5 · #8C40A5 · #A55A40 · #5AA540 · #275463

Monochromatic palette

#152F37 · #2B5D6E · #408CA5 · #6CAFC6 · #A3CDDB

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