#408BA2#408BA2

#408BA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.082 H 220.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BA2
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 162)
HSL	hsl(194, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(194, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.20, -16.16, -19.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.20, 25.08, 229.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.0617 -0.0533)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.082 220.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.8660, 22.1621, 37.5116)
Luminance	0.2216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BA2 #A25740

analogous

#40A288 #408BA2 #405AA2

triadic

#408BA2 #A2408B #8BA240

tetradic

#408BA2 #8840A2 #A25740 #5AA240

square

#408BA2 #8840A2 #A25740 #5AA240

split-complementary

#408BA2 #A2405A #A28840

monochromatic

#1D404A #2F6576 #408BA2 #5FA9C0 #8BC1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#408BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#408BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BA2

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BA2	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.082 220.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eadbd',
    500: '#408ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ba2;
$custom-light: #7eadbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.082,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59868,
    "c": 0.08153,
    "h": 220.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BA2

secondary

#BC8F82

accent

#7255D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BA2

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

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