#40608E#40608E

#40608E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.084 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40608E
RGB	rgb(64, 96, 142)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 32.4%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 2.47, -28.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 29.07, 274.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% -0.0181 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.084 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.1780, 11.4079, 27.1988)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40608E #8E6E40

analogous

#40878E #40608E #47408E

triadic

#40608E #8E4060 #608E40

tetradic

#40608E #8E4087 #8E6E40 #408E47

square

#40608E #8E4087 #8E6E40 #408E47

split-complementary

#40608E #8E4740 #878E40

monochromatic

#1A273A #2D4364 #40608E #587DB4 #829EC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#40608E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#40608E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40608E

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40608E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40608E	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445C8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40608e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 96, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.084 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a8caf',
    500: '#40608e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40608e;
$custom-light: #7a8caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40608e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.385,
    "s": 37.864,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48549,
    "c": 0.08351,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40608E

secondary

#B19A79

accent

#9E5ACE

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EEF0F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40608E

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

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