#408BB3#408BB3

#408BB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.096 H 234.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BB3
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 179)
HSL	hsl(201, 47%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 22.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.87, -10.69, -27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.87, 29.87, 249.02°)
OKLab	oklab(60.63% -0.0552 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(60.63% 0.096 234.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4805, 22.8079, 46.0148)
Luminance	0.2281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BB3 #B36840

analogous

#40B3A2 #408BB3 #4051B3

triadic

#408BB3 #B3408B #8BB340

tetradic

#408BB3 #A240B3 #B36840 #51B340

square

#408BB3 #A240B3 #B36840 #51B340

split-complementary

#408BB3 #B34051 #B3A240

monochromatic

#204559 #306886 #408BB3 #67A7C9 #94C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#408BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#408BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BB3

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BB3	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.096 234.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acca',
    500: '#408bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bb3;
$custom-light: #80acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.87,
    "s": 47.325,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6063,
    "c": 0.09572,
    "h": 234.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BB3

secondary

#C49F8A

accent

#7F51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BB3

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

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