#408AB5#408AB5

#408AB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.098 H 237.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AB5
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 181)
HSL	hsl(202, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 65%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 23.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.66, -9.47, -29.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.66, 30.86, 252.13°)
OKLab	oklab(60.49% -0.0535 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(60.49% 0.098 237)
XYZ	xyz(19.5401, 22.6011, 47.0398)
Luminance	0.2260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AB5 #B56B40

analogous

#40B5A5 #408AB5 #4050B5

triadic

#408AB5 #B5408A #8AB540

tetradic

#408AB5 #A540B5 #B56B40 #50B540

square

#408AB5 #A540B5 #B56B40 #50B540

split-complementary

#408AB5 #B54050 #B5A540

monochromatic

#20455B #306888 #408AB5 #68A6CA #96C1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#408AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#408AB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AB5

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AB5	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7689B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.098 237.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81accb',
    500: '#408ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ab5;
$custom-light: #81accb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.051,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60487,
    "c": 0.09825,
    "h": 237
  },
  "luminance": 0.22603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AB5

secondary

#C5A18B

accent

#8250D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AB5

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

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