#408AA2#408AA2

#408AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.082 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AA2
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 162)
HSL	hsl(195, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.89, -15.62, -19.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.89, 25.09, 231.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% -0.0605 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.082 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7218, 21.8738, 37.4635)
Luminance	0.2188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#408AA2 #A25840

analogous

#40A289 #408AA2 #4059A2

triadic

#408AA2 #A2408A #8AA240

tetradic

#408AA2 #8940A2 #A25840 #59A240

square

#408AA2 #8940A2 #A25840 #59A240

split-complementary

#408AA2 #A24059 #A28940

monochromatic

#1D3F4A #2F6576 #408AA2 #5FA8C0 #8BC0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#408AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#408AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AA2

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AA2	1.00	3.91	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C87A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.082 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eacbd',
    500: '#408aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408aa2;
$custom-light: #7eacbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.694,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59623,
    "c": 0.08155,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AA2

secondary

#BC9082

accent

#7455D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AA2

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

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