#406C8D#406C8D

#406C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.072 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406C8D
RGB	rgb(64, 108, 141)
HSL	hsl(206, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, -5.20, -22.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 23.35, 257.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% -0.0333 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.072 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2829, 13.7372, 27.1984)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406C8D #8D6140

analogous

#408D87 #406C8D #40468D

triadic

#406C8D #8D406C #6C8D40

tetradic

#406C8D #87408D #8D6140 #468D40

square

#406C8D #87408D #8D6140 #468D40

split-complementary

#406C8D #8D4046 #8D8740

monochromatic

#1A2C39 #2D4C63 #406C8D #578CB3 #81A9C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#406C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#406C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406C8D

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406C8D	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53648C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#107477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 108, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.072 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a96ae',
    500: '#406c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406c8d;
$custom-light: #7a96ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51358,
    "c": 0.07177,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406C8D

secondary

#B09078

accent

#8C5ACE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF1F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #406C8D

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

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