#408BB2#408BB2

#408BB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.095 H 234.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BB2
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, -11.02, -27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 29.52, 248.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.58% -0.0556 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(60.58% 0.095 234.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3797, 22.7676, 45.4841)
Luminance	0.2277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BB2 #B26740

analogous

#40B2A0 #408BB2 #4052B2

triadic

#408BB2 #B2408B #8BB240

tetradic

#408BB2 #A040B2 #B26740 #52B240

square

#408BB2 #A040B2 #B26740 #52B240

split-complementary

#408BB2 #B24052 #B2A040

monochromatic

#204558 #306885 #408BB2 #67A7C8 #94C1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#408BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#408BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BB2

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BB2	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.095 234.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acc9',
    500: '#408bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bb2;
$custom-light: #80acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.526,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60583,
    "c": 0.09475,
    "h": 234.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BB2

secondary

#C49E8A

accent

#7F51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BB2

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

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