#408AB1#408AB1

#408AB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.094 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AB1
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 177)
HSL	hsl(201, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 22%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.49, -10.79, -27.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.49, 29.39, 248.46°)
OKLab	oklab(60.3% -0.0549 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(60.3% 0.094 234.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1356, 22.4393, 44.9092)
Luminance	0.2244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AB1 #B16740

analogous

#40B1A0 #408AB1 #4052B1

triadic

#408AB1 #B1408A #8AB140

tetradic

#408AB1 #A040B1 #B16740 #52B140

square

#408AB1 #A040B1 #B16740 #52B140

split-complementary

#408AB1 #B14052 #B1A040

monochromatic

#1F4457 #306784 #408AB1 #66A6C8 #93C0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#408AB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#408AB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AB1

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AB1	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7789B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ab1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.094 234.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acc8',
    500: '#408ab1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ab1;
$custom-light: #80acc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ab1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.708,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60297,
    "c": 0.09423,
    "h": 234.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AB1

secondary

#C39D89

accent

#7F51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AB1

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

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