#408AD0#408AD0

#408AD0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.129 H 249.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408AD0
RGB	rgb(64, 138, 208)
HSL	hsl(209, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(209, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.91, -0.25, -42.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.91, 42.74, 269.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.88% -0.0451 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(61.88% 0.129 249.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5837, 23.8186, 63.0695)
Luminance	0.2382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408AD0 #D08640

analogous

#40D0CE #408AD0 #4042D0

triadic

#408AD0 #D0408A #8AD040

tetradic

#408AD0 #CE40D0 #D08640 #42D040

square

#408AD0 #CE40D0 #D08640 #42D040

split-complementary

#408AD0 #D04042 #D0CE40

monochromatic

#1E4C78 #2A6BA9 #408AD0 #71A8DC #A2C6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#408AD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#408AD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408AD0

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408AD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408AD0	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B8DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5680CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ad0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 138, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.129 249.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85abde',
    500: '#408ad0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ad0;
$custom-light: #85abde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ad0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.167,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61881,
    "c": 0.12935,
    "h": 249.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408AD0

secondary

#D5B597

accent

#9244E4

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408AD0

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

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