#404BCE#404BCE

#404BCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.199 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404BCE
RGB	rgb(64, 75, 206)
HSL	hsl(235, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(235, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 63.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 38.27, -69.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 78.91, 299.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.0096 -0.1992)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.199 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7673, 10.5769, 59.5912)
Luminance	0.1058 (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

#404BCE #CEC340

analogous

#4092CE #404BCE #7C40CE

triadic

#404BCE #CE404B #4BCE40

tetradic

#404BCE #CE4092 #CEC340 #40CE7C

square

#404BCE #CE4092 #CEC340 #40CE7C

split-complementary

#404BCE #CE7C40 #92CE40

monochromatic

#1E2575 #2B34A6 #404BCE #7179DA #A1A7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#404BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#404BCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404BCE

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404BCE	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 75, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.199 272.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.352,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48835,
    "c": 0.19947,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404BCE

secondary

#D4CF96

accent

#D645E2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #404BCE

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

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