#40609B#40609B

#40609B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 261.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40609B
RGB	rgb(64, 96, 155)
HSL	hsl(219, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 38.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 6.91, -35.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 36.36, 280.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% -0.0146 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.102 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2116, 11.8213, 32.6422)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40609B #9B7B40

analogous

#408D9B #40609B #4D409B

triadic

#40609B #9B4060 #609B40

tetradic

#40609B #9B408D #9B7B40 #409B4D

square

#40609B #9B408D #9B7B40 #409B4D

split-complementary

#40609B #9B4D40 #8D9B40

monochromatic

#1C2A44 #2E4570 #40609B #5C7EBC #88A0CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#40609B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#40609B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40609B

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40609B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40609B	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47659D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40609b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 96, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8cb9',
    500: '#40609b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40609b;
$custom-light: #7c8cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40609b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.901,
    "s": 41.553,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49291,
    "c": 0.1022,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40609B

secondary

#B8A47E

accent

#A656D1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40609B

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

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