#405EA6#405EA6
#405EA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.121 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #405EA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 94, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 61%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.97, 12.03, -42.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.97, 43.86, 285.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.53% -0.01 -0.1201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.53% 0.121 265.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9976, 11.8475, 37.6708) |
| Luminance | 0.1185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.85
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.96
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.73
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.82
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.00
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#405EA6 #A68840
analogous
#4091A6 #405EA6 #5540A6
triadic
#405EA6 #A6405E #5EA640
tetradic
#405EA6 #A64091 #A68840 #40A655
square
#405EA6 #A64091 #A68840 #40A655
split-complementary
#405EA6 #A65540 #91A640
monochromatic
#1E2C4E #2F457A #405EA6 #617EC2 #8DA2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#405EA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#405EA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #405EA6
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##405EA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##405EA6 | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E66A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F5CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #405ea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 94, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.121 265.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e8bc1',
500: '#405ea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #405ea6; $custom-light: #7e8bc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#405ea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 94,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.353,
"s": 44.348,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49526,
"c": 0.12055,
"h": 265.2
},
"luminance": 0.11849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#405EA6
secondary
#BEAD84
accent
#AE54D4
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFF0F7
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81