#40477a Color Information

#40477a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #40477a. In RGB, it consists of 25.1% Red, 27.8% Green, and 47.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 47.5% Cyan, 41.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 52.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 232.8°, with saturation of 31.2% and lightness of 36.5%. The decimal value for #40477a is 4212602, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #40477a is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#40477a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color64, 71, 122 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.1%, 27.8%, 47.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.749, 0.722, 0.522 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.475, 0.418, 0, 0.522 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color232.8°, 31.2%, 36.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color232.8°, 47.5%, 47.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color7.880, 7.002, 19.349 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color64, 70, 122 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4212602 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color31.811, 11.945, -30.009 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)31.811, 32.299, 291.705 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color31.811, -5.562, -41.239 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color26.461, 6.854, -24.832 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.230, 0.205, 7.002 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282402682 / 0xff40477a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #40477a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #40477a, its pure hue is 232.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.2%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #40477a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #08090f to #383e6b.

Tints of #40477a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #40477a, its pure hue is 232.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.2%, and its lightness is 36.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #40477a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #585e8b to #e7e8ee.

Tones of #40477a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #40477a, its pure hue is 232.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #40477a, which range from #5d5d5d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0016ba (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #40477a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #40477a! For #40477a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #40477a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #40477a

This color, #40477a, consists of 25.1% Red, 27.8% Green, and 47.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 64, Green = 71, Blue = 122. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #40477a is 47.5% Cyan, 41.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 52.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.1%
C47.5%
G27.8%
M41.8%
B47.8%
Y0.0%
K52.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 64 71 122
Octal 100 107 172
Hexa #40 #47 #7a
Binary 01000000 01000111 01111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 47 41 0 52
Octal 57 51 0 64
Hexa #2f #29 #00 #34
Binary 00101111 00101001 00000000 00110100

Analogous Colors of #40477a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #40477a — which has hue 232.8° — its analogous colors are located at 202.8° and 262.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40477a.

Triadic Colors of #40477a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #40477a — which has hue 232.8° — its triadic colors are located at 112.8° and 352.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40477a.

Complementary Color of #40477a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #40477a — which has hue 232.8° — its complementary color is located at 52.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40477a.

Split Complementary Colors of #40477a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #40477a — which has hue 232.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 22.8° and 232.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40477a.

Tetradic Colors of #40477a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #40477a — which has hue 232.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 142.8°, 232.8°, 322.8°, and 52.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #40477a.

Monochromatic Colors of #40477a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #40477a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #272936 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #5563c2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #40477a

We want to make getting started with #40477a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #40477a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #40477a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #40477a with other HTML elements.

#40477a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #40477a.
<span style="color: #40477a;">The color of this text is #40477a.</span>

#40477a Background Color

The background color for this text is #40477a.
<div style="background-color: #40477a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #40477a.</div>

#40477a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #40477a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #40477a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #40477a.</span>

#40477a Border Color

This is a div with border color #40477a.
<div style="border: #40477a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #40477a.</div>

#40477a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #40477a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #40477a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #40477a on a white background.</div></div>

#40477a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #40477a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #40477a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #40477a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #40477a to White

This is a gradient from #40477a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#40477a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#40477a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#40477a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#40477a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #40477a to white.</div>

Gradient from #40477a to Black

This is a gradient from #40477a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#40477a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#40477a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#40477a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#40477a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #40477a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #40477a

In addition to using #40477a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #40477a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #40477a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 64, Green = 71, Blue = 122). If you need details about the color coordinates of #40477a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #40477a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(64, 71, 122)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #40477a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #40477a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #40477a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(64, 71, 122);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#40477a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:64, green:71, blue:122, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:64 green:71 blue:122 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(64f, 71f, 122f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(64, 71, 122);
 

#40477a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #40477a the same way. For those with color blindness, #40477a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #40477a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #40477a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #40477a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #40477a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #40477a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 8.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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