Information about #404991 color

#404991 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#404991 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 73, 145) — 25.1% red, 28.6% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 28 / 0 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #404991 reads as a softly balanced blue and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 near neighbor of Blueberry (#464196). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Navy Blue (#3D3D90) and Chinese Blue (#365194).

In RGB terms — rgb(64, 73, 145) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #404991 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#404991 color variations

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

#404991 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 #404991

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

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Chinese Blue color link
Chinese Blue

#365194

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

YInMn Blue color link
YInMn Blue

#2E5090

Kudos color link
Kudos

#353A8B

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404991
  • RGB64, 73, 145
  • CMYK32, 28, 0, 43
  • CSSrgb(64, 73, 145)
  • HSL233°, 39%, 41%
  • HSL Precise233.333°, 38.756%, 40.98%
  • HSV233°, 56%, 57%
  • HSB233°, 56%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.286, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.286, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.286, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID404991
  • DECIMAL ID4213137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01