#406CAE#406CAE

#406CAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.115 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406CAE
RGB	rgb(64, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(216, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 5.99, -39.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 40.21, 278.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% -0.0234 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.115 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1142, 14.8697, 42.1098)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406CAE #AE8240

analogous

#40A3AE #406CAE #4B40AE

triadic

#406CAE #AE406C #6CAE40

tetradic

#406CAE #AE40A3 #AE8240 #40AE4B

square

#406CAE #AE40A3 #AE8240 #40AE4B

split-complementary

#406CAE #AE4B40 #A3AE40

monochromatic

#1F3455 #305081 #406CAE #658CC6 #92ADD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#406CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#406CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406CAE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406CAE	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4067AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.115 258.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53139,
    "c": 0.11527,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406CAE

secondary

#C2AB88

accent

#A152D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #406CAE

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

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