#408AC0#408AC0

#408AC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.110 H 243.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AC0
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 192)
HSL	hsl(205, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(205, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -5.77, -34.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 35.35, 260.61°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.0498 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.11 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7136, 23.0706, 53.2204)
Luminance	0.2307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AC0 #C07640

analogous

#40C0B6 #408AC0 #404AC0

triadic

#408AC0 #C0408A #8AC040

tetradic

#408AC0 #B640C0 #C07640 #4AC040

square

#408AC0 #B640C0 #C07640 #4AC040

split-complementary

#408AC0 #C0404A #C0B640

monochromatic

#214864 #306992 #408AC0 #6EA6CF #9CC2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#408AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#408AC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AC0

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AC0	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607EBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.110 243.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acd3',
    500: '#408ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ac0;
$custom-light: #82acd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.313,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61032,
    "c": 0.11025,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AC0

secondary

#CBA991

accent

#894EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AC0

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

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