#404ACE#404ACE

#404ACE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.201 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404ACE
RGB	rgb(64, 74, 206)
HSL	hsl(236, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(236, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 64.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, 38.89, -69.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 79.55, 299.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% 0.0103 -0.2004)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.201 273)
XYZ	xyz(15.7000, 10.4423, 59.5687)
Luminance	0.1044 (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

#404ACE #CEC440

analogous

#4091CE #404ACE #7D40CE

triadic

#404ACE #CE404A #4ACE40

tetradic

#404ACE #CE4091 #CEC440 #40CE7D

square

#404ACE #CE4091 #CEC440 #40CE7D

split-complementary

#404ACE #CE7D40 #91CE40

monochromatic

#1E2475 #2B33A6 #404ACE #7178DA #A1A6E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#404ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#404ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404ACE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404ACE	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 74, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.201 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877dde',
    500: '#404ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404ace;
$custom-light: #877dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.775,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48664,
    "c": 0.20064,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.10444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404ACE

secondary

#D4CF96

accent

#D745E2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #404ACE

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

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