#408BA3#408BA3

#408BA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.082 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BA3
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 163)
HSL	hsl(195, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 14.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.24, -15.85, -19.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.24, 25.28, 231.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.91% -0.0613 -0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(59.91% 0.082 221.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.9552, 22.1978, 37.9816)
Luminance	0.2220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BA3 #A35840

analogous

#40A389 #408BA3 #405AA3

triadic

#408BA3 #A3408B #8BA340

tetradic

#408BA3 #8940A3 #A35840 #5AA340

square

#408BA3 #8940A3 #A35840 #5AA340

split-complementary

#408BA3 #A3405A #A38940

monochromatic

#1D404B #2F6677 #408BA3 #60A9C0 #8CC1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#408BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#408BA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BA3

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BA3	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D88A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.082 221.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadbe',
    500: '#408ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ba3;
$custom-light: #7fadbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.545,
    "s": 43.612,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5991,
    "c": 0.08219,
    "h": 221.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BA3

secondary

#BD9082

accent

#7354D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BA3

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

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