#40779F#40779F

#40779F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.086 H 242.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40779F
RGB	rgb(64, 119, 159)
HSL	hsl(205, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 60%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.99, -5.81, -27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.99, 27.62, 257.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% -0.04 -0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.086 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9669, 16.7855, 35.2453)
Luminance	0.1679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40779F #9F6840

analogous

#409F97 #40779F #40479F

triadic

#40779F #9F4077 #779F40

tetradic

#40779F #97409F #9F6840 #479F40

square

#40779F #97409F #9F6840 #479F40

split-complementary

#40779F #9F4047 #9F9740

monochromatic

#1D3648 #2E5673 #40779F #5E96BE #8AB2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#40779F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#40779F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40779F

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40779F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40779F	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6577A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40779f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 119, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.086 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9ebb',
    500: '#40779f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40779f;
$custom-light: #7d9ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40779f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.263,
    "s": 42.601,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54886,
    "c": 0.08565,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40779F

secondary

#BB9980

accent

#8A55D2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #40779F

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

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