#408BA5#408BA5

#408BA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.084 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BA5
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 165)
HSL	hsl(195, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.31, -15.22, -20.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.31, 25.71, 233.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60% -0.0605 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(60% 0.084 223.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1358, 22.2700, 38.9328)
Luminance	0.2227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#408BA5 #A55A40

analogous

#40A58D #408BA5 #4058A5

triadic

#408BA5 #A5408B #8BA540

tetradic

#408BA5 #8D40A5 #A55A40 #58A540

square

#408BA5 #8D40A5 #A55A40 #58A540

split-complementary

#408BA5 #A54058 #A58D40

monochromatic

#1E414D #2F6679 #408BA5 #61A9C2 #8DC1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#408BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#408BA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BA5

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BA5	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C88A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.084 223.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadbf',
    500: '#408ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ba5;
$custom-light: #7fadbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.446,
    "s": 44.105,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59996,
    "c": 0.0836,
    "h": 223.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BA5

secondary

#BE9283

accent

#7554D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BA5

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

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