#408596#408596

#408596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.074 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408596
RGB	rgb(64, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(192, 40%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(192, 57%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.91, -16.62, -15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.91, 22.87, 223.40°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% -0.0597 -0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.074 216.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0047, 20.0655, 31.8778)
Luminance	0.2007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408596 #965140

analogous

#40967C #408596 #405A96

triadic

#408596 #964085 #859640

tetradic

#408596 #7C4096 #965140 #5A9640

square

#408596 #7C4096 #965140 #5A9640

split-complementary

#408596 #96405A #967C40

monochromatic

#1B3940 #2E5F6B #408596 #5AA6B9 #85BDCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#408596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#408596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408596

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408596	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.074 216.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7da8b4',
    500: '#408596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408596;
$custom-light: #7da8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.86,
    "s": 40.187,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5789,
    "c": 0.0739,
    "h": 216.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408596

secondary

#B6887C

accent

#7058D0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #408596

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

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