#40469A#40469A

#40469A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.135 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40469A
RGB	rgb(64, 70, 154)
HSL	hsl(236, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(236, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.57, 23.45, -46.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.57, 52.40, 296.58°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.0146 -0.1342)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.135 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1354, 7.8027, 31.5376)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40469A #9A9440

analogous

#40739A #40469A #67409A

triadic

#40469A #9A4046 #469A40

tetradic

#40469A #9A4073 #9A9440 #409A67

square

#40469A #9A4073 #9A9440 #409A67

split-complementary

#40469A #9A6740 #739A40

monochromatic

#1C1F44 #2E326F #40469A #5C62BB #878CCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#40469A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#40469A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40469A

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40469A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40469A	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#12539D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#065969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40469a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 70, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.135 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d79b8',
    500: '#40469a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40469a;
$custom-light: #7d79b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40469a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 41.284,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43651,
    "c": 0.135,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40469A

secondary

#B8B47E

accent

#C957D1

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0A0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40469A

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

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