#405E89 · Dusk

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#405E89 is a medium, muted blue color, closest to Dusk and near Dusk and Lapis. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 257°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #405E89 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#405E89
RGBrgb(64, 94, 137)
HSLhsl(215, 36%, 39%)
CMYK53, 31, 0, 46
CSS var--dusk
Contrast6.6:1 white · 3.18:1 black

Similar named colors

Dusk #4E5481Lapis #26619CStorm #4F666ASlate Gray #5D6D7EPeacock #005F6A

How to use #405E89

White text passes WCAG AA on #405E89 (6.6:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #405E89 with its analogous neighbors #408187 and #464087; for contrast use its complement #876940 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--dusk: #405E89;

Shades & tints

#0D131B#1A2637#263852#334B6E#405E89#667EA1#8C9EB8#B3BFD0#D9DFE7

Color harmonies for #405E89

Complementary

#405E89#876940

Analogous

#405E89#408187#464087

Triadic

#405E89#87405D#5D8740

Split complementary

#405E89#874640#818740

Tetradic

#405E89#874081#876940#408746

Palettes with #405E89