#40485D#40485D

#40485D is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.037 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40485D
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 93)
HSL	hsl(223, 18%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(223, 31%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 22.6%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.68, 2.30, -13.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.68, 13.63, 279.72°)
OKLab	oklab(40.31% -0.001 -0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(40.31% 0.037 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.4070, 6.5148, 11.2737)
Luminance	0.0651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40485D #5D5540

analogous

#40565D #40485D #46405D

triadic

#40485D #5D4048 #485D40

tetradic

#40485D #5D4056 #5D5540 #405D46

square

#40485D #5D4056 #5D5540 #405D46

split-complementary

#40485D #5D4640 #565D40

monochromatic

#0E1014 #272C39 #40485D #596481 #7682A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#40485D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#40485D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40485D

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40485D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40485D	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414A5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F475C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40485d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.037 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757a8b',
    500: '#40485d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40485d;
$custom-light: #757a8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40485d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.448,
    "s": 18.471,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40314,
    "c": 0.03701,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40485D

secondary

#8C846C

accent

#A56DBB

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEDF0

border

#C8C8CB

text

#08090C

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40485D

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

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