#40779C#40779C

#40779C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.082 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40779C
RGB	rgb(64, 119, 156)
HSL	hsl(204, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(204, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 23.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.86, -6.80, -25.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.86, 26.34, 255.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0411 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.082 240)
XYZ	xyz(14.7097, 16.6826, 33.8909)
Luminance	0.1668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40779C #9C6540

analogous

#409C93 #40779C #40499C

triadic

#40779C #9C4077 #779C40

tetradic

#40779C #93409C #9C6540 #499C40

square

#40779C #93409C #9C6540 #499C40

split-complementary

#40779C #9C4049 #9C9340

monochromatic

#1C3545 #2E5671 #40779C #5D96BC #88B2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#40779C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#40779C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40779C

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40779C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40779C	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66779E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40779c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 119, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.082 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9eb9',
    500: '#40779c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40779c;
$custom-light: #7d9eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40779c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.13,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54739,
    "c": 0.08223,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.16684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40779C

secondary

#B9967F

accent

#8856D2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40779C

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

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