#40468A#40468A

#40468A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.111 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40468A
RGB	rgb(64, 70, 138)
HSL	hsl(235, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(235, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 49.3%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.49, 17.96, -38.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.49, 42.78, 294.82°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% 0.0131 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.111 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8905, 7.3047, 24.9813)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40468A #8A8440

analogous

#406B8A #40468A #5F408A

triadic

#40468A #8A4046 #468A40

tetradic

#40468A #8A406B #8A8440 #408A5F

square

#40468A #8A406B #8A8440 #408A5F

split-complementary

#40468A #8A5F40 #6B8A40

monochromatic

#191C36 #2D3160 #40468A #565EB1 #8086C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#40468A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#40468A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40468A

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40468A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40468A	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27508C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4A89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40468a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 70, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.111 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a79ac',
    500: '#40468a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40468a;
$custom-light: #7a79ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40468a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.135,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42494,
    "c": 0.11137,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40468A

secondary

#AFAA77

accent

#C35BCD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40468A

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

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