#408BBD#408BBD

#408BBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.106 H 240.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BBD
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.31, -7.36, -32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.31, 33.74, 257.40°)
OKLab	oklab(61.11% -0.0518 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(61.11% 0.106 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5288, 23.2272, 51.5357)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BBD #BD7240

analogous

#40BDB1 #408BBD #404DBD

triadic

#408BBD #BD408B #8BBD40

tetradic

#408BBD #B140BD #BD7240 #4DBD40

square

#408BBD #B140BD #BD7240 #4DBD40

split-complementary

#408BBD #BD404D #BDB140

monochromatic

#214862 #31698F #408BBD #6DA7CD #9AC2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BBD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BBD	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.106 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acd1',
    500: '#408bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bbd;
$custom-light: #82acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61115,
    "c": 0.10618,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BBD

secondary

#C9A790

accent

#864FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BBD

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

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