#406ADD#406ADD

#406ADD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.182 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406ADD
RGB	rgb(64, 106, 221)
HSL	hsl(224, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(224, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 52%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.77, 24.06, -63.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.77, 67.53, 290.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% -0.0138 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.182 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3150, 16.6164, 70.5292)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406ADD #DDB340

analogous

#40B8DD #406ADD #6440DD

triadic

#406ADD #DD406A #6ADD40

tetradic

#406ADD #DD40B8 #DDB340 #40DD64

square

#406ADD #DD40B8 #DDB340 #40DD64

split-complementary

#406ADD #DD6440 #B8DD40

monochromatic

#19378A #224CBE #406ADD #7493E6 #A8BBEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#406ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#406ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406ADD

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406ADD	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C79E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ADB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 106, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.182 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894e8',
    500: '#406add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406add;
$custom-light: #8894e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.949,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55842,
    "c": 0.182,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406ADD

secondary

#DDCC9C

accent

#BD3BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FD

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #406ADD

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

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