#406DCD#406DCD

#406DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406DCD
RGB	rgb(64, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(221, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 16.41, -54.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 56.79, 286.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% -0.0183 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.157 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5985, 16.4332, 59.9375)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406DCD #CDA040

analogous

#40B3CD #406DCD #5940CD

triadic

#406DCD #CD406D #6DCD40

tetradic

#406DCD #CD40B3 #CDA040 #40CD59

square

#406DCD #CD40B3 #CDA040 #40CD59

split-complementary

#406DCD #CD5940 #B3CD40

monochromatic

#1E3A74 #2B52A5 #406DCD #7192DA #A1B7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#406DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#406DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406DCD

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406DCD	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596dd',
    500: '#406dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406dcd;
$custom-light: #8596dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.851,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5533,
    "c": 0.15681,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406DCD

secondary

#D3BF96

accent

#B046E2

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #406DCD

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

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