#404EA6#404EA6

#404EA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.141 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404EA6
RGB	rgb(64, 78, 166)
HSL	hsl(232, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(232, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 53%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.54, 22.40, -49.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.54, 54.14, 294.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% 0.007 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.141 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7194, 9.2910, 37.2448)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404EA6 #A69840

analogous

#4081A6 #404EA6 #6540A6

triadic

#404EA6 #A6404E #4EA640

tetradic

#404EA6 #A64081 #A69840 #40A665

square

#404EA6 #A64081 #A69840 #40A665

split-complementary

#404EA6 #A66540 #81A640

monochromatic

#1E244E #2F397A #404EA6 #616EC2 #8D97D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#404EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#404EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404EA6

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404EA6	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#195BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 78, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.141 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7fc1',
    500: '#404ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404ea6;
$custom-light: #7f7fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.765,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46149,
    "c": 0.14142,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404EA6

secondary

#BEB684

accent

#C254D4

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #404EA6

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

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