#40486E#40486E

#40486E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.065 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40486E
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 110)
HSL	hsl(230, 26%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(230, 42%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.46, 7.42, -23.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.46, 24.18, 287.87°)
OKLab	oklab(41.19% 0.0047 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(41.19% 0.065 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.2453, 6.8502, 15.6893)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40486E #6E6640

analogous

#405F6E #40486E #4F406E

triadic

#40486E #6E4048 #486E40

tetradic

#40486E #6E405F #6E6640 #406E4F

square

#40486E #6E405F #6E6640 #406E4F

split-complementary

#40486E #6E4F40 #5F6E40

monochromatic

#131521 #292F47 #40486E #576195 #7882B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#40486E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#40486E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40486E

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40486E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40486E	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B4C70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38486D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#325056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40486e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.065 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777a97',
    500: '#40486e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40486e;
$custom-light: #777a97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40486e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.565,
    "s": 26.437,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41186,
    "c": 0.06458,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40486E

secondary

#9B946E

accent

#B265C3

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#09090D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40486E

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

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