#404D72#404D72

#404D72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.064 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404D72
RGB	rgb(64, 77, 114)
HSL	hsl(224, 28%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(224, 44%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.16, 5.42, -22.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.16, 23.51, 283.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% -0.0013 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.064 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.8046, 7.6122, 16.9744)
Luminance	0.0761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404D72 #726540

analogous

#406672 #404D72 #4C4072

triadic

#404D72 #72404D #4D7240

tetradic

#404D72 #724066 #726540 #40724C

square

#404D72 #724066 #726540 #40724C

split-complementary

#404D72 #724C40 #667240

monochromatic

#141824 #2A334B #404D72 #566799 #7988B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#404D72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#404D72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404D72

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404D72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404D72	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405074

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4C71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F555A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404d72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 77, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.064 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777e9a',
    500: '#404d72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404d72;
$custom-light: #777e9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404d72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.4,
    "s": 28.09,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42567,
    "c": 0.06401,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404D72

secondary

#9F926F

accent

#AB63C4

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEEF2

border

#C8C9CC

text

#090A0E

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #404D72

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

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