#40569C#40569C

#40569C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.116 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40569C
RGB	rgb(64, 86, 156)
HSL	hsl(226, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(226, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 44.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 13.68, -40.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 43.03, 288.54°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% -0.0029 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.116 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4409, 10.1450, 32.8013)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40569C #9C8640

analogous

#40849C #40569C #58409C

triadic

#40569C #9C4056 #569C40

tetradic

#40569C #9C4084 #9C8640 #409C58

square

#40569C #9C4084 #9C8640 #409C58

split-complementary

#40569C #9C5840 #849C40

monochromatic

#1C2645 #2E3E71 #40569C #5D74BC #8899CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#40569C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#40569C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40569C

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40569C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40569C	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40569c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 86, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.116 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d85b9',
    500: '#40569c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40569c;
$custom-light: #7d85b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40569c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.652,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47129,
    "c": 0.11623,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40569C

secondary

#B9AB7F

accent

#B456D2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEEFF6

border

#C9CAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40569C

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

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