#408BC0#408BC0

#408BC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.110 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BC0
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 192)
HSL	hsl(205, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(205, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.44, -6.34, -34.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.44, 35.00, 259.56°)
OKLab	oklab(61.27% -0.0508 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(61.27% 0.11 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8578, 23.3588, 53.2684)
Luminance	0.2336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BC0 #C07540

analogous

#40C0B5 #408BC0 #404BC0

triadic

#408BC0 #C0408B #8BC040

tetradic

#408BC0 #B540C0 #C07540 #4BC040

square

#408BC0 #B540C0 #C07540 #4BC040

split-complementary

#408BC0 #C0404B #C0B540

monochromatic

#214964 #306A92 #408BC0 #6EA7CF #9CC3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#408BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#408BC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BC0

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BC0	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.110 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acd3',
    500: '#408bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bc0;
$custom-light: #82acd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.844,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61265,
    "c": 0.10952,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BC0

secondary

#CBA991

accent

#884EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BC0

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

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