#408ABD#408ABD

#408ABD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.107 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408ABD
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 27%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.01, -6.79, -33.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.01, 34.07, 258.51°)
OKLab	oklab(60.88% -0.0508 -0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(60.88% 0.107 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3846, 22.9390, 51.4876)
Luminance	0.2294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408ABD #BD7340

analogous

#40BDB2 #408ABD #404CBD

triadic

#408ABD #BD408A #8ABD40

tetradic

#408ABD #B240BD #BD7340 #4CBD40

square

#408ABD #B240BD #BD7340 #4CBD40

split-complementary

#408ABD #BD404C #BDB240

monochromatic

#214762 #31698F #408ABD #6DA6CD #9AC2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#408ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#408ABD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408ABD

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408ABD	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.107 241.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acd1',
    500: '#408abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408abd;
$custom-light: #82acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.48,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6088,
    "c": 0.10686,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408ABD

secondary

#C9A790

accent

#874FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408ABD

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

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