#408BBF#408BBF

#408BBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.108 H 241.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BBF
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 191)
HSL	hsl(205, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(205, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.40, -6.68, -33.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.40, 34.57, 258.86°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% -0.0512 -0.0956)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.108 241.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.7474, 23.3147, 52.6869)
Luminance	0.2332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BBF #BF7440

analogous

#40BFB4 #408BBF #404BBF

triadic

#408BBF #BF408B #8BBF40

tetradic

#408BBF #B440BF #BF7440 #4BBF40

square

#408BBF #B440BF #BF7440 #4BBF40

split-complementary

#408BBF #BF404B #BFB440

monochromatic

#214863 #316A91 #408BBF #6EA7CE #9CC3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#408BBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BBF

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BBF	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.108 241.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.567,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61215,
    "c": 0.1084,
    "h": 241.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BBF

secondary

#CAA891

accent

#874ED9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BBF

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

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