#40469F#40469F

#40469F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.142 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40469F
RGB	rgb(64, 70, 159)
HSL	hsl(236, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 60%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 56%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.93, 25.17, -49.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.93, 55.36, 297.05°)
OKLab	oklab(44.03% 0.0148 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(44.03% 0.142 276)
XYZ	xyz(10.5605, 7.9727, 33.7766)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40469F #9F9940

analogous

#40759F #40469F #69409F

triadic

#40469F #9F4046 #469F40

tetradic

#40469F #9F4075 #9F9940 #409F69

square

#40469F #9F4075 #9F9940 #409F69

split-complementary

#40469F #9F6940 #759F40

monochromatic

#1D2048 #2E3373 #40469F #5E64BE #8A8ED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#40469F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#40469F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40469F

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40469F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40469F	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0454A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40469f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 70, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.142 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e79bc',
    500: '#40469f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40469f;
$custom-light: #7e79bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40469f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.211,
    "s": 42.601,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44032,
    "c": 0.14217,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.07974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40469F

secondary

#BBB780

accent

#CA55D2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40469F

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

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