#408BB4#408BB4

#408BB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.097 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BB4
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 180)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 22.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.92, -10.36, -28.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.92, 30.23, 249.95°)
OKLab	oklab(60.68% -0.0549 -0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(60.68% 0.097 235.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5820, 22.8485, 46.5494)
Luminance	0.2285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BB4 #B46940

analogous

#40B4A3 #408BB4 #4051B4

triadic

#408BB4 #B4408B #8BB440

tetradic

#408BB4 #A340B4 #B46940 #51B440

square

#408BB4 #A340B4 #B46940 #51B440

split-complementary

#408BB4 #B44051 #B4A340

monochromatic

#20455A #306887 #408BB4 #68A7C9 #95C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#408BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#408BB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BB4

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BB4	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.097 235.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81acca',
    500: '#408bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bb4;
$custom-light: #81acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.207,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60677,
    "c": 0.09672,
    "h": 235.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BB4

secondary

#C59F8B

accent

#8051D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BB4

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

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