#406DAE#406DAE

#406DAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.114 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406DAE
RGB	rgb(64, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(215, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(215, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 5.37, -39.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 39.66, 277.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% -0.0244 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.114 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2203, 15.0818, 42.1452)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406DAE #AE8140

analogous

#40A4AE #406DAE #4A40AE

triadic

#406DAE #AE406D #6DAE40

tetradic

#406DAE #AE40A4 #AE8140 #40AE4A

square

#406DAE #AE40A4 #AE8140 #40AE4A

split-complementary

#406DAE #AE4A40 #A4AE40

monochromatic

#1F3555 #305181 #406DAE #658DC6 #92AED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#406DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#406DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406DAE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406DAE	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.114 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f96c6',
    500: '#406dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406dae;
$custom-light: #7f96c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.455,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53366,
    "c": 0.11416,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406DAE

secondary

#C2AA88

accent

#A052D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #406DAE

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

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