#408BBC#408BBC

#408BBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.105 H 240.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BBC
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 188)
HSL	hsl(204, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(204, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.26, -7.70, -32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.26, 33.32, 256.65°)
OKLab	oklab(61.07% -0.0521 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(61.07% 0.105 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4206, 23.1839, 50.9660)
Luminance	0.2319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BBC #BC7140

analogous

#40BCAF #408BBC #404DBC

triadic

#408BBC #BC408B #8BBC40

tetradic

#408BBC #AF40BC #BC7140 #4DBC40

square

#408BBC #AF40BC #BC7140 #4DBC40

split-complementary

#408BBC #BC404D #BCAF40

monochromatic

#214761 #30698E #408BBC #6CA7CD #9AC2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#408BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#408BBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BBC

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BBC	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.105 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acd0',
    500: '#408bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bbc;
$custom-light: #82acd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.71,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61065,
    "c": 0.10509,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BBC

secondary

#C9A68F

accent

#854FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BBC

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

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