Information about #408BBA color

#408BBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#408BBA falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 139, 186) — 25.1% red, 54.5% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 18 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #408BBA reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sports Star (#3D85B8). Slightly further away sit Boston Blue (#3B91B4) and Cool Blue (#4984B8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(64, 139, 186)), which gives #408BBA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. #408BBA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#408BBA color variations

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

#408BBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#408BBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#408BBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#408BBA 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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#408BBA 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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#BAAC40
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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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#BA408B
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#8BBA40
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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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#6F40BA
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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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#AC40BA
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#4EBA40
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Nearest named colors to #408BBA

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

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

#408BBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#408BBA
  • RGB64, 139, 186
  • CMYK48, 18, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(64, 139, 186)
  • HSL203°, 49%, 49%
  • HSL Precise203.115°, 48.8%, 49.02%
  • HSV203°, 66%, 73%
  • HSB203°, 66%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.545, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.545, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.545, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID408BBA
  • DECIMAL ID4230074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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