#406D8D#406D8D

#406D8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.071 H 241.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406D8D
RGB	rgb(64, 109, 141)
HSL	hsl(205, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(205, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 22.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.16, -5.80, -22.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.16, 23.03, 255.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% -0.0345 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.071 241)
XYZ	xyz(12.3890, 13.9493, 27.2338)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406D8D #8D6040

analogous

#408D86 #406D8D #40468D

triadic

#406D8D #8D406D #6D8D40

tetradic

#406D8D #86408D #8D6040 #468D40

square

#406D8D #86408D #8D6040 #468D40

split-complementary

#406D8D #8D4046 #8D8640

monochromatic

#1A2C39 #2D4C63 #406D8D #578DB3 #81A9C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#406D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#406D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406D8D

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406D8D	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6D8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54658C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#107578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 109, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.071 241.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a96ae',
    500: '#406d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406d8d;
$custom-light: #7a96ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.935,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51601,
    "c": 0.07115,
    "h": 241
  },
  "luminance": 0.1395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406D8D

secondary

#B09078

accent

#8A5ACE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#0A0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #406D8D

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

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