#406AA9#406AA9

#406AA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.111 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406AA9
RGB	rgb(64, 106, 169)
HSL	hsl(216, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 62%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 37.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 5.49, -38.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 38.57, 278.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% -0.0224 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.111 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4273, 14.2613, 39.5208)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406AA9 #A97F40

analogous

#409EA9 #406AA9 #4A40A9

triadic

#406AA9 #A9406A #6AA940

tetradic

#406AA9 #A9409E #A97F40 #40A94A

square

#406AA9 #A9409E #A97F40 #40A94A

split-complementary

#406AA9 #A94A40 #9EA940

monochromatic

#1E3250 #2F4E7D #406AA9 #6289C4 #8FABD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#406AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#406AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406AA9

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406AA9	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4165A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 106, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.111 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e94c3',
    500: '#406aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406aa9;
$custom-light: #7e94c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52391,
    "c": 0.11057,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406AA9

secondary

#C0A885

accent

#A153D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #406AA9

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

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