#40469E#40469E

#40469E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.141 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40469E
RGB	rgb(64, 70, 158)
HSL	hsl(236, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 55.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.85, 24.83, -48.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.85, 54.77, 296.96°)
OKLab	oklab(43.96% 0.0148 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(43.96% 0.141 276)
XYZ	xyz(10.4741, 7.9382, 33.3214)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40469E #9E9840

analogous

#40759E #40469E #69409E

triadic

#40469E #9E4046 #469E40

tetradic

#40469E #9E4075 #9E9840 #409E69

square

#40469E #9E4075 #9E9840 #409E69

split-complementary

#40469E #9E6940 #759E40

monochromatic

#1D1F47 #2E3372 #40469E #5E64BE #898ECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#40469E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#40469E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40469E

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40469E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40469E	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0754A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40469e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 70, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.141 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e79bb',
    500: '#40469e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40469e;
$custom-light: #7e79bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40469e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.17,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43955,
    "c": 0.14075,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.07939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40469E

secondary

#BAB680

accent

#CA56D2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40469E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →