Lighter companion
Sapphire Dusk Faint
#4E575F · hsl(210, 10%, 34%)
RGB
rgb(64, 71, 79)
HSL
hsl(210, 10%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 69%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
9.4:1AA
on black
2.2:1Fail
About this color
Sapphire Shadow Faint (#40474F) belongs to the blue family — hue 210°, 10% saturation, 28% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-sapphire-shadow-faint: #40474F; --colorarchive-sapphire-shadow-faint-hsl: hsl(210, 10%, 28%); --colorarchive-sapphire-shadow-faint-rgb: rgb(64, 71, 79); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Sapphire Nocturne Faint
#2E3338 · hsl(210, 10%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Coral Shadow Faint
#4F4740 · hsl(30, 10%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Shadow Faint
#40434F · hsl(230, 10%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Cerulean Shadow Faint
#404C4F · hsl(190, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Blush Shadow Faint
#4F4047 · hsl(330, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Lime Shadow Faint
#474F40 · hsl(90, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Shadow Faint
#4F4040 · hsl(0, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Citrine Shadow Faint
#4F4F40 · hsl(60, 10%, 28%)
Export preview
Base: Sapphire Shadow Faint #40474F Lighter companion: Sapphire Dusk Faint #4E575F Darker companion: Sapphire Nocturne Faint #2E3338 Complementary counterpoint: Coral Shadow Faint #4F4740 Analogous lead: Indigo Shadow Faint #40434F Analogous echo: Cerulean Shadow Faint #404C4F Triadic +120°: Blush Shadow Faint #4F4047 Triadic +240°: Lime Shadow Faint #474F40 Split-comp +150°: Crimson Shadow Faint #4F4040 Split-comp +210°: Citrine Shadow Faint #4F4F40
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Cool Gray Shadow
#43474C · hsl(210, 6%, 28%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Shadow Muted
#3B4754 · hsl(210, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Dusk Faint
#4E575F · hsl(210, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Steel Shadow Faint
#40494F · hsl(205, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Nocturne Faint
#2E3338 · hsl(210, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Dusk
#51575C · hsl(210, 6%, 34%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#43424D
Protanopia
#43434D
Tritanopia
#404C4B
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