#408AAC#408AAC

#408AAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.090 H 230.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AAC
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 172)
HSL	hsl(199, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.28, -12.42, -24.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.28, 27.73, 243.39°)
OKLab	oklab(60.07% -0.0567 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(60.07% 0.09 230.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6463, 22.2436, 42.3325)
Luminance	0.2225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AAC #AC6240

analogous

#40AC98 #408AAC #4054AC

triadic

#408AAC #AC408A #8AAC40

tetradic

#408AAC #9840AC #AC6240 #54AC40

square

#408AAC #9840AC #AC6240 #54AC40

split-complementary

#408AAC #AC4054 #AC9840

monochromatic

#1F4253 #2F667F #408AAC #64A7C5 #91C0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#408AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#408AAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AAC

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AAC	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.090 230.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acc4',
    500: '#408aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408aac;
$custom-light: #80acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.889,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60065,
    "c": 0.08954,
    "h": 230.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AAC

secondary

#C19987

accent

#7C52D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AAC

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

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