#40596D#40596D

#40596D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.045 H 243.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40596D
RGB	rgb(64, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(207, 26%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 41%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, -3.72, -14.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 14.88, 255.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.21% -0.0202 -0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(45.21% 0.045 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4461, 9.3384, 15.8225)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40596D #6D5440

analogous

#406D6B #40596D #40436D

triadic

#40596D #6D4059 #596D40

tetradic

#40596D #6B406D #6D5440 #436D40

square

#40596D #6B406D #6D5440 #436D40

split-complementary

#40596D #6D4043 #6D6B40

monochromatic

#131A20 #293A46 #40596D #577894 #7897B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#40596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#40596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40596D

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40596D	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51596E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B546D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.045 243.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#778797',
    500: '#40596d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40596d;
$custom-light: #778797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.667,
    "s": 26.012,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45208,
    "c": 0.04464,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40596D

secondary

#9B826E

accent

#8F65C2

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EDEFF2

border

#C8CACC

text

#090B0D

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40596D

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

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