#406E99#406E99

#406E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.085 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406E99
RGB	rgb(64, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(209, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(209, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.00, -2.45, -28.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.00, 28.23, 265.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% -0.0316 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.085 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4380, 14.5406, 32.2293)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406E99 #996B40

analogous

#409998 #406E99 #404199

triadic

#406E99 #99406E #6E9940

tetradic

#406E99 #984099 #996B40 #419940

square

#406E99 #984099 #996B40 #419940

split-complementary

#406E99 #994041 #999840

monochromatic

#1C3043 #2E4F6E #406E99 #5C8DBB #87ABCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#406E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#406E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406E99

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406E99	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.085 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c97b7',
    500: '#406e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406e99;
$custom-light: #7c97b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.989,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52438,
    "c": 0.08508,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406E99

secondary

#B7997E

accent

#9257D1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #406E99

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

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