#40697D#40697D

#40697D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.056 H 230.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40697D
RGB	rgb(64, 105, 125)
HSL	hsl(200, 32%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(200, 49%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 16%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, -8.48, -15.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 17.75, 241.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% -0.0356 -0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.056 230.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8663, 12.6730, 21.2716)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40697D #7D5440

analogous

#407D73 #40697D #404B7D

triadic

#40697D #7D4069 #697D40

tetradic

#40697D #73407D #7D5440 #4B7D40

square

#40697D #73407D #7D5440 #4B7D40

split-complementary

#40697D #7D404B #7D7340

monochromatic

#17252C #2B4755 #40697D #558BA5 #7CA7BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#40697D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#40697D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40697D

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40697D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40697D	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F687E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56617D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40697d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 105, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.056 230.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7993a2',
    500: '#40697d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40697d;
$custom-light: #7993a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40697d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.672,
    "s": 32.275,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49883,
    "c": 0.05594,
    "h": 230.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40697D

secondary

#A68373

accent

#825FC8

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF1F3

border

#C9CBCD

text

#090D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40697D

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

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