#40469C#40469C

#40469C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.138 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40469C
RGB	rgb(64, 70, 156)
HSL	hsl(236, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(236, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 55.1%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.71, 24.14, -47.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.71, 53.59, 296.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.8% 0.0147 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(43.8% 0.138 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3033, 7.8699, 32.4221)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40469C #9C9640

analogous

#40749C #40469C #68409C

triadic

#40469C #9C4046 #469C40

tetradic

#40469C #9C4074 #9C9640 #409C68

square

#40469C #9C4074 #9C9640 #409C68

split-complementary

#40469C #9C6840 #749C40

monochromatic

#1C1F45 #2E3371 #40469C #5D63BC #888DCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#40469C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#40469C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40469C

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40469C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40469C	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D539F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#015A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40469c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 70, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.138 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d79ba',
    500: '#40469c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40469c;
$custom-light: #7d79ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40469c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.087,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43802,
    "c": 0.13788,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40469C

secondary

#B9B57F

accent

#CA56D2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40469C

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

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