#408ABF#408ABF

#408ABF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.109 H 242.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#408ABF
RGBrgb(64, 138, 191)
HSLhsl(205, 50%, 50%)
HSVhsv(205, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(66.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(55.10, -6.11, -34.38)
CIE-LCHlch(55.10, 34.92, 259.93°)
OKLaboklab(60.98% -0.0501 -0.0969)
OKLCHoklch(60.98% 0.109 242.7)
XYZxyz(20.6032, 23.0264, 52.6388)
Luminance0.2303 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#408ABF #BF7540
analogous
#40BFB4 #408ABF #404BBF
triadic
#408ABF #BF408A #8ABF40
tetradic
#408ABF #B440BF #BF7540 #4BBF40
square
#408ABF #B440BF #BF7540 #4BBF40
split-complementary
#408ABF #BF404B #BFB440
monochromatic
#214863 #316991 #408ABF #6EA6CE #9CC2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75
#408ABF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61
#408ABF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408ABF
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##408ABF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##408ABF1.003.755.615.61
#FFFFFF3.751.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6121.001.001.00
##0000005.6121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#728BC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00979C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #408abf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.109 242.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acd2',
    500: '#408abf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #408abf;
$custom-light: #82acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#408abf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.039,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60981,
    "c": 0.10912,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#408ABF
secondary
#CAA991
accent
#884ED9
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408ABF

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#408ABF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva