#408AC6#408AC6

#408AC6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.117 H 245.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#408AC6
RGBrgb(64, 138, 198)
HSLhsl(207, 54%, 51%)
HSVhsv(207, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(67.7%, 30.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LABlab(55.42, -3.72, -37.85)
CIE-LCHlch(55.42, 38.03, 264.39°)
OKLaboklab(61.34% -0.0479 -0.107)
OKLCHoklch(61.34% 0.117 245.9)
XYZxyz(21.3920, 23.3419, 56.7932)
Luminance0.2334 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#408AC6 #C67C40
analogous
#40C6BF #408AC6 #4047C6
triadic
#408AC6 #C6408A #8AC640
tetradic
#408AC6 #BF40C6 #C67C40 #47C640
square
#408AC6 #BF40C6 #C67C40 #47C640
split-complementary
#408AC6 #C64047 #C6BF40
monochromatic
#204A6C #2E6A9B #408AC6 #6FA7D4 #9EC4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70
#408AC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67
#408AC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AC6
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##408AC6#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##408AC61.003.705.675.67
#FFFFFF3.701.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6721.001.001.00
##0000005.6721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F8CC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D7FC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #408ac6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.117 245.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83abd7',
    500: '#408ac6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #408ac6;
$custom-light: #83abd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#408ac6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.866,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61343,
    "c": 0.11723,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#408AC6
secondary
#CEAE93
accent
#8C4ADD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AC6

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#408AC6 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva