#408AB2#408AB2

#408AB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.095 H 235.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AB2
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.53, -10.46, -27.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.53, 29.75, 249.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.34% -0.0545 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(60.34% 0.095 235.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2356, 22.4793, 45.4361)
Luminance	0.2248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AB2 #B26840

analogous

#40B2A1 #408AB2 #4051B2

triadic

#408AB2 #B2408A #8AB240

tetradic

#408AB2 #A140B2 #B26840 #51B240

square

#408AB2 #A140B2 #B26840 #51B240

split-complementary

#408AB2 #B24051 #B2A140

monochromatic

#204458 #306785 #408AB2 #67A6C8 #94C0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#408AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#408AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AB2

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AB2	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7789B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.095 235.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acc9',
    500: '#408ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ab2;
$custom-light: #80acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.053,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60344,
    "c": 0.09521,
    "h": 235.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AB2

secondary

#C49E8A

accent

#8051D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AB2

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

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