#40425C#40425C

#40425C is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.044 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40425C
RGB	rgb(64, 66, 92)
HSL	hsl(236, 18%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(236, 30%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 28.3%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.80, 5.93, -15.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.80, 16.77, 290.71°)
OKLab	oklab(38.84% 0.0082 -0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(38.84% 0.044 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.9938, 5.7590, 10.9189)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40425C #5C5A40

analogous

#40505C #40425C #4C405C

triadic

#40425C #5C4042 #425C40

tetradic

#40425C #5C4050 #5C5A40 #405C4C

square

#40425C #5C4050 #5C5A40 #405C4C

split-complementary

#40425C #5C4C40 #505C40

monochromatic

#0E0E14 #272838 #40425C #595C80 #7679A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#40425C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#40425C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40425C

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40425C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40425C	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B455D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39435B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39474B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40425c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 66, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.044 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75768a',
    500: '#40425c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40425c;
$custom-light: #75768a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40425c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.714,
    "s": 17.949,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38837,
    "c": 0.04411,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40425C

secondary

#8B896C

accent

#B56DBB

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEDF0

border

#C8C8CB

text

#08080B

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40425C

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

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