#408099#408099

#408099 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.076 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408099
RGB	rgb(64, 128, 153)
HSL	hsl(197, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.48, -12.92, -19.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.48, 23.51, 236.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% -0.0527 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.076 226)
XYZ	xyz(15.5811, 18.8268, 32.9436)
Luminance	0.1883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408099 #995940

analogous

#409986 #408099 #405399

triadic

#408099 #994080 #809940

tetradic

#408099 #864099 #995940 #539940

square

#408099 #864099 #995940 #539940

split-complementary

#408099 #994053 #998640

monochromatic

#1C3843 #2E5C6E #408099 #5CA0BB #87B9CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#408099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#408099 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408099

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408099	1.00	4.41	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 128, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.076 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7da5b7',
    500: '#408099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408099;
$custom-light: #7da5b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.854,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56786,
    "c": 0.0759,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.18828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408099

secondary

#B78E7E

accent

#7957D1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #408099

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

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