#406AAE#406AAE

#406AAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.118 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406AAE
RGB	rgb(64, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 7.24, -40.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 41.32, 280.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% -0.0212 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.118 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9057, 14.4527, 42.0403)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406AAE #AE8440

analogous

#40A1AE #406AAE #4D40AE

triadic

#406AAE #AE406A #6AAE40

tetradic

#406AAE #AE40A1 #AE8440 #40AE4D

square

#406AAE #AE40A1 #AE8440 #40AE4D

split-complementary

#406AAE #AE4D40 #A1AE40

monochromatic

#1F3355 #304F81 #406AAE #658AC6 #92ACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#406AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#406AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406AAE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406AAE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D65AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.118 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f94c6',
    500: '#406aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406aae;
$custom-light: #7f94c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.091,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52689,
    "c": 0.11753,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406AAE

secondary

#C2AC88

accent

#A352D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #406AAE

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

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