#406CA6#406CA6

#406CA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.104 H 255.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406CA6
RGB	rgb(64, 108, 166)
HSL	hsl(214, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 3.20, -35.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 35.87, 275.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% -0.0254 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.104 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3574, 14.5670, 38.1241)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406CA6 #A67A40

analogous

#409FA6 #406CA6 #4740A6

triadic

#406CA6 #A6406C #6CA640

tetradic

#406CA6 #A6409F #A67A40 #40A647

square

#406CA6 #A6409F #A67A40 #40A647

split-complementary

#406CA6 #A64740 #9FA640

monochromatic

#1E334E #2F4F7A #406CA6 #618BC2 #8DABD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#406CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#406CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406CA6

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406CA6	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4666A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 108, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.104 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e95c0',
    500: '#406ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406ca6;
$custom-light: #7e95c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.118,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52675,
    "c": 0.10426,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406CA6

secondary

#BEA584

accent

#9D54D4

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #406CA6

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

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