Close to Medium Slate Blue
#405DFF
#405DFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 36.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #405DFF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.97:1 AABlack text on this color
4.23:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.97:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.23:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #405DFF as they’d see it.
#405DFF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #405DFF
What color is #405DFF?
#405DFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 36.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #405DFF in RGB?
#405DFF is rgb(64, 93, 255): 64 red, 93 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #405DFF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(75, 64, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #405DFF?
PANTONE 286 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #405DFF?
Its complement #807004 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.