Information about #404B59 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #404B59 reads as a softly toned sky-leaning azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Dark Grayish Sapphire Blue (#424859). Slightly further away sit Dark Grayish Azure (#424E59) and Jetsetter (#40505A).
The recipe behind #404B59 is rgb(64, 75, 89), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #404B59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#404B59 color variations
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#404B59 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#404B59 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#404B59 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#404B59 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#404B59 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #404B59 color
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Nearest named colors to #404B59
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#424859
#424E59
#40505A
#3B4C57
#414E54
#3A4859
#444954
#42485F
#3D4B52
#404653
#3D4653
#3D4C51
#404B59 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#404B59
- RGB64, 75, 89
- CMYK10, 5, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(64, 75, 89)
- HSL214°, 16%, 30%
- HSL Precise213.6°, 16.34%, 30%
- HSV214°, 28%, 35%
- HSB214°, 28%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.294, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.294, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.294, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID404B59
- DECIMAL ID4213593
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
