#408BBE#408BBE

#408BBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.107 H 241.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BBE
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 190)
HSL	hsl(204, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -7.02, -33.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 34.15, 258.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.16% -0.0515 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(61.16% 0.107 241.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6377, 23.2708, 52.1093)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BBE #BE7340

analogous

#40BEB2 #408BBE #404CBE

triadic

#408BBE #BE408B #8BBE40

tetradic

#408BBE #B240BE #BE7340 #4CBE40

square

#408BBE #B240BE #BE7340 #4CBE40

split-complementary

#408BBE #BE404C #BEB240

monochromatic

#214862 #316A90 #408BBE #6DA7CE #9BC3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BBE

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BBE	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	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)

#748BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.107 241.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acd2',
    500: '#408bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bbe;
$custom-light: #82acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.286,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61164,
    "c": 0.10729,
    "h": 241.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BBE

secondary

#C9A790

accent

#874FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BBE

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

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