#404AC6#404AC6

#404AC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.190 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404AC6
RGB	rgb(64, 74, 198)
HSL	hsl(236, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(236, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 62.6%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 36.14, -65.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 75.11, 298.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% 0.0108 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.19 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7528, 10.0634, 54.5801)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404AC6 #C6BC40

analogous

#408DC6 #404AC6 #7940C6

triadic

#404AC6 #C6404A #4AC640

tetradic

#404AC6 #C6408D #C6BC40 #40C679

square

#404AC6 #C6408D #C6BC40 #40C679

split-complementary

#404AC6 #C67940 #8DC640

monochromatic

#20266C #2E369B #404AC6 #6F77D4 #9EA3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#404AC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#404AC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404AC6

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404AC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404AC6	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404ac6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 74, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.190 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857cd8',
    500: '#404ac6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404ac6;
$custom-light: #857cd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404ac6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.522,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47967,
    "c": 0.19028,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404AC6

secondary

#CECA93

accent

#D24ADD

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0C0915

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #404AC6

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

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