Information about #404B72 color

#404B72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#404B72 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 75, 114) — 25.1% red, 29.4% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 15 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #404B72 reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quayside (#424F71). Nearby in the Register you will also find Night Moves (#454C73) and Takaka (#3D4D78).

The recipe behind #404B72 is rgb(64, 75, 114), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#404B72 color variations

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

#404B72 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #404B72

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

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Port Gore color link
Port Gore

#3B436C

Wave Rider color link
Wave Rider

#413F6E

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

#404B72 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404B72
  • RGB64, 75, 114
  • CMYK20, 15, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(64, 75, 114)
  • HSL227°, 28%, 35%
  • HSL Precise226.8°, 28.09%, 34.902%
  • HSV227°, 44%, 45%
  • HSB227°, 44%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.294, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.294, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.294, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID404B72
  • DECIMAL ID4213618
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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