Information about #40428B color

#40428B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #40428B is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 66, 139) — 25.1% red, 25.9% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 29 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #40428B holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Navy Blue (#3D3D90). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B) and Blueberry (#464196).

The recipe behind #40428B is rgb(64, 66, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #40428B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#40428B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#40428B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#40428B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#40428B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#40428B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#40428B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #40428B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Navy Blue color link
Soft Navy Blue

#3D3D90

Dark Slate Blue color link
Dark Slate Blue

#483D8B

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Divine Blue Purple color link
Divine Blue Purple

#3F3994

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Kudos color link
Kudos

#353A8B

Jack In The Box color link
Jack In The Box

#3D3F7D

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Chinese Blue color link
Chinese Blue

#365194

#40428B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#40428B
  • RGB64, 66, 139
  • CMYK29, 29, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(64, 66, 139)
  • HSL238°, 37%, 40%
  • HSL Precise238.4°, 36.946%, 39.804%
  • HSV238°, 54%, 55%
  • HSB238°, 54%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.259, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.259, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.259, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID40428B
  • DECIMAL ID4211339
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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