#408AAE#408AAE

#408AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.091 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AAE
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(200, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(200, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.37, -11.77, -25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.37, 28.37, 245.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.16% -0.056 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(60.16% 0.091 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8398, 22.3210, 43.3517)
Luminance	0.2232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AAE #AE6440

analogous

#40AE9B #408AAE #4053AE

triadic

#408AAE #AE408A #8AAE40

tetradic

#408AAE #9B40AE #AE6440 #53AE40

square

#408AAE #9B40AE #AE6440 #53AE40

split-complementary

#408AAE #AE4053 #AE9B40

monochromatic

#1F4355 #306781 #408AAE #65A6C6 #92C0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#408AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#408AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AAE

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AAE	1.00	3.84	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.091 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acc6',
    500: '#408aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408aae;
$custom-light: #80acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.636,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60157,
    "c": 0.09137,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AAE

secondary

#C29B88

accent

#7D52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AAE

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

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