#40516A#40516A

#40516A is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.047 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40516A
RGB	rgb(64, 81, 106)
HSL	hsl(216, 25%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(216, 40%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 23.6%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 0.37, -16.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 16.55, 271.28°)
OKLab	oklab(43.11% -0.0098 -0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(43.11% 0.047 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.6575, 8.0151, 14.7765)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40516A #6A5940

analogous

#40666A #40516A #44406A

triadic

#40516A #6A4051 #516A40

tetradic

#40516A #6A4066 #6A5940 #406A44

square

#40516A #6A4066 #6A5940 #406A44

split-complementary

#40516A #6A4440 #666A40

monochromatic

#12171E #293444 #40516A #576E90 #778DAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#40516A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#40516A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40516A

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40516A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40516A	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48526B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434E69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#325659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40516a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 81, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.047 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#768194',
    500: '#40516a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40516a;
$custom-light: #768194;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40516a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.714,
    "s": 24.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43111,
    "c": 0.04688,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40516A

secondary

#98876D

accent

#9D67C1

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEEF1

border

#C8C9CB

text

#080A0D

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40516A

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

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