#40487C#40487C

#40487C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.087 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40487C
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 124)
HSL	hsl(232, 32%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 48%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.4%, 41.9%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.21, 11.94, -30.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.21, 32.86, 291.30°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0082 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.087 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0687, 7.1795, 20.0255)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40487C #7C7440

analogous

#40667C #40487C #56407C

triadic

#40487C #7C4048 #487C40

tetradic

#40487C #7C4066 #7C7440 #407C56

square

#40487C #7C4066 #7C7440 #407C56

split-complementary

#40487C #7C5640 #667C40

monochromatic

#16192B #2B3154 #40487C #555FA4 #7B84BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#40487C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#40487C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40487C

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40487C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40487C	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344E7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F497B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A535C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40487c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.087 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787aa2',
    500: '#40487c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40487c;
$custom-light: #787aa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40487c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232,
    "s": 31.915,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42008,
    "c": 0.08688,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40487C

secondary

#A69F72

accent

#BA60C8

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF3

border

#C8C8CD

text

#09090F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40487C

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

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