#40596F#40596F

#40596F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.047 H 245.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40596F
RGB	rgb(64, 89, 111)
HSL	hsl(208, 27%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(208, 42%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.3%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.71, -3.12, -15.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.71, 15.84, 258.64°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% -0.0194 -0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.047 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5550, 9.3819, 16.3960)
Luminance	0.0938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40596F #6F5640

analogous

#406F6E #40596F #40426F

triadic

#40596F #6F4059 #596F40

tetradic

#40596F #6E406F #6F5640 #426F40

square

#40596F #6E406F #6F5640 #426F40

split-complementary

#40596F #6F4042 #6F6E40

monochromatic

#131B21 #2A3A48 #40596F #567896 #7897B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#40596F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#40596F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40596F

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40596F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40596F	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505970

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A546F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40596f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 89, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.047 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#778798',
    500: '#40596f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40596f;
$custom-light: #778798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40596f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.085,
    "s": 26.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45299,
    "c": 0.04715,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40596F

secondary

#9C846F

accent

#9165C3

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EDEFF2

border

#C8CACC

text

#090B0D

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40596F

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

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