#406EA9#406EA9

#406EA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.106 H 255.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406EA9
RGB	rgb(64, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(214, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 62%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 3.01, -36.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 36.45, 274.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% -0.0268 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.106 255.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8492, 15.1051, 39.6615)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406EA9 #A97B40

analogous

#40A2A9 #406EA9 #4640A9

triadic

#406EA9 #A9406E #6EA940

tetradic

#406EA9 #A940A2 #A97B40 #40A946

square

#406EA9 #A940A2 #A97B40 #40A946

split-complementary

#406EA9 #A94640 #A2A940

monochromatic

#1E3450 #2F517D #406EA9 #628DC4 #8FADD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#406EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#406EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406EA9

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406EA9	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5572AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.106 255.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e97c3',
    500: '#406ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406ea9;
$custom-light: #7e97c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.714,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53305,
    "c": 0.10626,
    "h": 255.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406EA9

secondary

#C0A685

accent

#9C53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #406EA9

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

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