#408BAF#408BAF

#408BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.092 H 231.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BAF
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.71, -12.00, -25.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.71, 28.51, 245.10°)
OKLab	oklab(60.44% -0.0567 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(60.44% 0.092 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0818, 22.6484, 43.9151)
Luminance	0.2265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BAF #AF6440

analogous

#40AF9C #408BAF #4054AF

triadic

#408BAF #AF408B #8BAF40

tetradic

#408BAF #9C40AF #AF6440 #54AF40

square

#408BAF #9C40AF #AF6440 #54AF40

split-complementary

#408BAF #AF4054 #AF9C40

monochromatic

#1F4455 #306782 #408BAF #65A7C7 #92C1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#408BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#408BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BAF

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BAF	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.092 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acc7',
    500: '#408baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408baf;
$custom-light: #80acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.459,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60443,
    "c": 0.09191,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BAF

secondary

#C39B88

accent

#7D52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BAF

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

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