#406DC6#406DC6

#406DC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.147 H 262.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406DC6
RGB	rgb(64, 109, 198)
HSL	hsl(220, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 44.9%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 13.90, -51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 52.89, 285.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% -0.0194 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.147 262.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7724, 16.1027, 55.5866)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406DC6 #C69940

analogous

#40B0C6 #406DC6 #5640C6

triadic

#406DC6 #C6406D #6DC640

tetradic

#406DC6 #C640B0 #C69940 #40C656

square

#406DC6 #C640B0 #C69940 #40C656

split-complementary

#406DC6 #C65640 #B0C640

monochromatic

#20396C #2E539B #406DC6 #6F91D4 #9EB5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#406DC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#406DC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406DC6

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406DC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406DC6	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4176C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296AC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406dc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 109, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.147 262.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8396d8',
    500: '#406dc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406dc6;
$custom-light: #8396d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406dc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.851,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54862,
    "c": 0.14725,
    "h": 262.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406DC6

secondary

#CEBB93

accent

#AC4ADD

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #406DC6

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

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