#40609E#40609E

#40609E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.107 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40609E
RGB	rgb(64, 96, 158)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 7.95, -37.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 38.07, 282.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% -0.0139 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.107 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4667, 11.9233, 33.9856)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40609E #9E7E40

analogous

#408F9E #40609E #4F409E

triadic

#40609E #9E4060 #609E40

tetradic

#40609E #9E408F #9E7E40 #409E4F

square

#40609E #9E408F #9E7E40 #409E4F

split-complementary

#40609E #9E4F40 #8F9E40

monochromatic

#1D2B47 #2E4672 #40609E #5E7EBE #89A1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#40609E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#40609E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40609E

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40609E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40609E	1.00	6.20	3.38	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4666A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40609e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 96, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.107 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8cbb',
    500: '#40609e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40609e;
$custom-light: #7d8cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40609e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.574,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49471,
    "c": 0.10653,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40609E

secondary

#BAA680

accent

#A856D2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40609E

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

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