#408ACA#408ACA
#408ACA is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.122 H 247.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #408ACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 138, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 57%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.61, -2.34, -39.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.61, 39.88, 266.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.56% -0.0468 -0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.56% 0.122 247.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8595, 23.5289, 59.2552) |
| Luminance | 0.2353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.83
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.04
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.15
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.55
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.59
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#408ACA #CA8040
analogous
#40CAC5 #408ACA #4045CA
triadic
#408ACA #CA408A #8ACA40
tetradic
#408ACA #C540CA #CA8040 #45CA40
square
#408ACA #C540CA #CA8040 #45CA40
split-complementary
#408ACA #CA4045 #CAC540
monochromatic
#1F4B70 #2C6BA0 #408ACA #70A7D7 #A0C5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#408ACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#408ACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #408ACA
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##408ACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##408ACA | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A7FC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #408aca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.122 247.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84abda',
500: '#408aca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #408aca; $custom-light: #84abda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#408aca",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 138,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.826,
"s": 56.557,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61555,
"c": 0.12202,
"h": 247.5
},
"luminance": 0.23531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#408ACA
secondary
#D1B195
accent
#8E48E0
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83