#406BAE#406BAE

#406BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.116 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406BAE
RGB	rgb(64, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 6.62, -40.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 40.76, 279.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% -0.0223 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.116 259)
XYZ	xyz(15.0093, 14.6600, 42.0749)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406BAE #AE8340

analogous

#40A2AE #406BAE #4C40AE

triadic

#406BAE #AE406B #6BAE40

tetradic

#406BAE #AE40A2 #AE8340 #40AE4C

square

#406BAE #AE40A2 #AE8340 #40AE4C

split-complementary

#406BAE #AE4C40 #A2AE40

monochromatic

#1F3455 #304F81 #406BAE #658BC6 #92ADD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#406BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#406BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406BAE

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406BAE	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.116 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f95c6',
    500: '#406bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406bae;
$custom-light: #7f95c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.545,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52914,
    "c": 0.11639,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.14661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406BAE

secondary

#C2AB88

accent

#A252D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #406BAE

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

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