#408BB5#408BB5

#408BB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.098 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BB5
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 181)
HSL	hsl(202, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 65%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 23.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.96, -10.03, -28.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.96, 30.59, 250.86°)
OKLab	oklab(60.72% -0.0545 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(60.72% 0.098 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6842, 22.8894, 47.0878)
Luminance	0.2289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BB5 #B56A40

analogous

#40B5A4 #408BB5 #4051B5

triadic

#408BB5 #B5408B #8BB540

tetradic

#408BB5 #A440B5 #B56A40 #51B540

square

#408BB5 #A440B5 #B56A40 #51B540

split-complementary

#408BB5 #B54051 #B5A440

monochromatic

#20465B #306888 #408BB5 #68A7CA #96C1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#408BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#408BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BB5

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BB5	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.098 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81accb',
    500: '#408bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bb5;
$custom-light: #81accb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.538,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60725,
    "c": 0.09772,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BB5

secondary

#C5A08B

accent

#8150D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BB5

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

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