#408AC4#408AC4

#408AC4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.115 H 245.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AC4
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 196)
HSL	hsl(206, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.33, -4.40, -36.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.33, 37.13, 263.19°)
OKLab	oklab(61.24% -0.0486 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(61.24% 0.115 245)
XYZ	xyz(21.1629, 23.2502, 55.5863)
Luminance	0.2325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AC4 #C47A40

analogous

#40C4BC #408AC4 #4048C4

triadic

#408AC4 #C4408A #8AC440

tetradic

#408AC4 #BC40C4 #C47A40 #48C440

square

#408AC4 #BC40C4 #C47A40 #48C440

split-complementary

#408AC4 #C44048 #C4BC40

monochromatic

#204969 #2F6A98 #408AC4 #6FA7D2 #9EC3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408AC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AC4

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AC4	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E7FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.115 245.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83abd6',
    500: '#408ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ac4;
$custom-light: #83abd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.364,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61238,
    "c": 0.11488,
    "h": 245
  },
  "luminance": 0.23252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AC4

secondary

#CDAC93

accent

#8B4CDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AC4

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

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