#408498#408498

#408498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.075 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408498
RGB	rgb(64, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(194, 41%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(194, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.68, -15.45, -17.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.68, 23.15, 228.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.73% -0.0577 -0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(57.73% 0.075 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0309, 19.8580, 32.6878)
Luminance	0.1986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408498 #985440

analogous

#409880 #408498 #405898

triadic

#408498 #984084 #849840

tetradic

#408498 #804098 #985440 #589840

square

#408498 #804098 #985440 #589840

split-complementary

#408498 #984058 #988040

monochromatic

#1C3942 #2E5F6D #408498 #5BA4BA #86BCCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#408498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#408498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408498

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408498	1.00	4.22	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.075 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7da8b6',
    500: '#408498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408498;
$custom-light: #7da8b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.636,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57726,
    "c": 0.07497,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408498

secondary

#B78A7D

accent

#7357D1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #408498

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

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