#406EB6#406EB6

#406EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.124 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406EB6
RGB	rgb(64, 110, 182)
HSL	hsl(217, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 65%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 7.57, -42.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 43.48, 280.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% -0.0236 -0.1218)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.124 259)
XYZ	xyz(16.1308, 15.6177, 46.4113)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406EB6 #B68840

analogous

#40A9B6 #406EB6 #4D40B6

triadic

#406EB6 #B6406E #6EB640

tetradic

#406EB6 #B640A9 #B68840 #40B64D

square

#406EB6 #B640A9 #B68840 #40B64D

split-complementary

#406EB6 #B64D40 #A9B640

monochromatic

#20375B #305389 #406EB6 #698FCA #96B1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#406EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#406EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406EB6

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406EB6	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E74B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D69B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 110, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.124 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097cc',
    500: '#406eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406eb6;
$custom-light: #8097cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.61,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54069,
    "c": 0.12406,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.15619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406EB6

secondary

#C6AF8C

accent

#A350D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #406EB6

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

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