#406EA4#406EA4

#406EA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.100 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406EA4
RGB	rgb(64, 110, 164)
HSL	hsl(212, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 1.28, -33.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 33.81, 272.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% -0.0282 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.1 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3887, 14.9209, 37.2365)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406EA4 #A47640

analogous

#40A0A4 #406EA4 #4440A4

triadic

#406EA4 #A4406E #6EA440

tetradic

#406EA4 #A440A0 #A47640 #40A444

square

#406EA4 #A440A0 #A47640 #40A444

split-complementary

#406EA4 #A44440 #A0A440

monochromatic

#1E334C #2F5078 #406EA4 #608DC1 #8CACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#406EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#406EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406EA4

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406EA4	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5771A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A67A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 110, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.100 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e97bf',
    500: '#406ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406ea4;
$custom-light: #7e97bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.4,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53025,
    "c": 0.09951,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406EA4

secondary

#BDA283

accent

#9954D4

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #406EA4

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

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