#408AB4#408AB4

#408AB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.097 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AB4
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 180)
HSL	hsl(202, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 64%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.62, -9.80, -28.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.62, 30.48, 251.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.44% -0.0538 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(60.44% 0.097 236.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4379, 22.5603, 46.5013)
Luminance	0.2256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AB4 #B46A40

analogous

#40B4A4 #408AB4 #4050B4

triadic

#408AB4 #B4408A #8AB440

tetradic

#408AB4 #A440B4 #B46A40 #50B440

square

#408AB4 #A440B4 #B46A40 #50B440

split-complementary

#408AB4 #B44050 #B4A440

monochromatic

#20455A #306787 #408AB4 #68A6C9 #95C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#408AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#408AB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AB4

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AB4	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7689B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.097 236.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81acca',
    500: '#408ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ab4;
$custom-light: #81acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.724,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60439,
    "c": 0.09723,
    "h": 236.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AB4

secondary

#C5A08B

accent

#8151D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AB4

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

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