#40569E#40569E

#40569E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.119 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40569E
RGB	rgb(64, 86, 158)
HSL	hsl(226, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(226, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 45.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 14.38, -41.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 44.20, 288.98°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% -0.0026 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.119 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6116, 10.2133, 33.7006)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40569E #9E8840

analogous

#40859E #40569E #59409E

triadic

#40569E #9E4056 #569E40

tetradic

#40569E #9E4085 #9E8840 #409E59

square

#40569E #9E4085 #9E8840 #409E59

split-complementary

#40569E #9E5940 #859E40

monochromatic

#1D2747 #2E3E72 #40569E #5E74BE #899ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#40569E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#40569E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40569E

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40569E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40569E	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355EA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28569C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40569e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 86, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.119 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d85bb',
    500: '#40569e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40569e;
$custom-light: #7d85bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40569e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.957,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47261,
    "c": 0.11917,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40569E

secondary

#BAAC80

accent

#B556D2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40569E

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

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