#40709D#40709D

#40709D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.088 H 248.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40709D
RGB	rgb(64, 112, 157)
HSL	hsl(209, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(209, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 28.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, -2.31, -29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 29.34, 265.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% -0.0326 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.089 248.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9921, 15.1114, 34.0712)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40709D #9D6D40

analogous

#409D9B #40709D #40429D

triadic

#40709D #9D4070 #709D40

tetradic

#40709D #9B409D #9D6D40 #429D40

square

#40709D #9B409D #9D6D40 #429D40

split-complementary

#40709D #9D4042 #9D9B40

monochromatic

#1D3246 #2E5172 #40709D #5D8FBD #89ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#40709D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#40709D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40709D

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40709D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40709D	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)

#5D729F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51689C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40709d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 112, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.088 248.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d98ba',
    500: '#40709d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40709d;
$custom-light: #7d98ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40709d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.032,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53119,
    "c": 0.0885,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40709D

secondary

#B99B7F

accent

#9256D2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40709D

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

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