#40468E#40468E

#40468E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.117 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40468E
RGB	rgb(64, 70, 142)
HSL	hsl(235, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(235, 55%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 50.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.75, 19.32, -40.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.75, 45.21, 295.30°)
OKLab	oklab(42.77% 0.0136 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(42.77% 0.117 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1854, 7.4227, 26.5346)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40468E #8E8840

analogous

#406D8E #40468E #61408E

triadic

#40468E #8E4046 #468E40

tetradic

#40468E #8E406D #8E8840 #408E61

square

#40468E #8E406D #8E8840 #408E61

split-complementary

#40468E #8E6140 #6D8E40

monochromatic

#1A1C3A #2D3164 #40468E #585FB4 #8287C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#40468E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#40468E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40468E

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40468E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40468E	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40468e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 70, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.117 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b79af',
    500: '#40468e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40468e;
$custom-light: #7b79af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40468e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 37.864,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42774,
    "c": 0.11737,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40468E

secondary

#B1AD79

accent

#C55ACE

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF5

border

#C9C8CF

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40468E

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

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