#40549C#40549C

#40549C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.119 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40549C
RGB	rgb(64, 84, 156)
HSL	hsl(227, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(227, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 46.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.54, 14.98, -41.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.54, 44.31, 289.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% -0.0007 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.119 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2834, 9.8301, 32.7488)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40549C #9C8840

analogous

#40829C #40549C #5A409C

triadic

#40549C #9C4054 #549C40

tetradic

#40549C #9C4082 #9C8840 #409C5A

square

#40549C #9C4082 #9C8840 #409C5A

split-complementary

#40549C #9C5A40 #829C40

monochromatic

#1C2545 #2E3D71 #40549C #5D72BC #8897CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#40549C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#40549C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40549C

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40549C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40549C	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335D9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26549A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40549c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 84, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.119 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d83ba',
    500: '#40549c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40549c;
$custom-light: #7d83ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40549c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.957,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46696,
    "c": 0.11886,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40549C

secondary

#B9AC7F

accent

#B756D2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40549C

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

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