#40359D#40359D

#40359D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.162 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40359D
RGB	rgb(64, 53, 157)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 66.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.59, 35.31, -55.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.59, 65.48, 302.63°)
OKLab	oklab(40.79% 0.0316 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(40.79% 0.162 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4714, 6.0699, 32.5643)
Luminance	0.0607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.64

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40359D #929D35

analogous

#355E9D #40359D #74359D

triadic

#40359D #9D4035 #359D40

tetradic

#40359D #9D355E #929D35 #359D74

square

#40359D #9D355E #929D35 #359D74

split-complementary

#40359D #9D7435 #5E9D35

monochromatic

#1B1641 #2D266F #40359D #594CC3 #847AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#40359D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#40359D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40359D

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40359D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40359D	1.00	9.48	2.21	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#044F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40359d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 53, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.162 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f6dbb',
    500: '#40359d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40359d;
$custom-light: #7f6dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40359d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.346,
    "s": 49.524,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40788,
    "c": 0.16179,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40359D

secondary

#B3BB73

accent

#D94FCA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#EFEBF6

border

#CAC6D0

text

#0B0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40359D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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