#408494#408494

#408494 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.073 H 215.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408494
RGB	rgb(64, 132, 148)
HSL	hsl(191, 40%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(191, 57%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.53, -16.68, -15.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.53, 22.52, 222.20°)
OKLab	oklab(57.56% -0.0594 -0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(57.56% 0.073 215.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7088, 19.7292, 30.9915)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#408494 #945040

analogous

#40947A #408494 #405A94

triadic

#408494 #944084 #849440

tetradic

#408494 #7A4094 #945040 #5A9440

square

#408494 #7A4094 #945040 #5A9440

split-complementary

#408494 #94405A #947A40

monochromatic

#1B383F #2E5E69 #408494 #5AA6B8 #84BDCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#408494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#408494 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408494

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408494	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798095

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 132, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.073 215.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ca8b3',
    500: '#408494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408494;
$custom-light: #7ca8b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.429,
    "s": 39.623,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5756,
    "c": 0.07268,
    "h": 215.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408494

secondary

#B4867B

accent

#6F58D0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #408494

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

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