#40779D#40779D

#40779D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.083 H 240.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40779D
RGB	rgb(64, 119, 157)
HSL	hsl(205, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(205, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 24.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.90, -6.47, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.90, 26.76, 256.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% -0.0407 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.083 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7947, 16.7166, 34.3387)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40779D #9D6640

analogous

#409D94 #40779D #40499D

triadic

#40779D #9D4077 #779D40

tetradic

#40779D #94409D #9D6640 #499D40

square

#40779D #94409D #9D6640 #499D40

split-complementary

#40779D #9D4049 #9D9440

monochromatic

#1D3546 #2E5672 #40779D #5D96BD #89B2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#40779D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#40779D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40779D

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40779D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40779D	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66779F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596D9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40779d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 119, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.083 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9eba',
    500: '#40779d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40779d;
$custom-light: #7d9eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40779d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.516,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54788,
    "c": 0.08336,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40779D

secondary

#B9977F

accent

#8956D2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #40779D

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

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