#40709C#40709C

#40709C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.087 H 247.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40709C
RGB	rgb(64, 112, 156)
HSL	hsl(209, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(209, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 28.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, -2.65, -28.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 28.86, 264.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% -0.0329 -0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.087 247.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9071, 15.0774, 33.6234)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40709C #9C6C40

analogous

#409C9A #40709C #40429C

triadic

#40709C #9C4070 #709C40

tetradic

#40709C #9A409C #9C6C40 #429C40

square

#40709C #9A409C #9C6C40 #429C40

split-complementary

#40709C #9C4042 #9C9A40

monochromatic

#1C3245 #2E5171 #40709C #5D8FBC #88ADCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#40709C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#40709C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40709C

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40709C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40709C	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D719E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51689B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40709c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 112, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.087 247.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c98b9',
    500: '#40709c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40709c;
$custom-light: #7c98b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40709c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.696,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53068,
    "c": 0.08723,
    "h": 247.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40709C

secondary

#B99B7F

accent

#9156D2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40709C

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

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