#408BC2#408BC2

#408BC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.112 H 243.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408BC2
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 194)
HSL	hsl(205, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 28.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.53, -5.66, -35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.53, 35.86, 260.91°)
OKLab	oklab(61.37% -0.0502 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(61.37% 0.112 243.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0809, 23.4481, 54.4434)
Luminance	0.2345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408BC2 #C27740

analogous

#40C2B8 #408BC2 #404AC2

triadic

#408BC2 #C2408B #8BC240

tetradic

#408BC2 #B840C2 #C27740 #4AC240

square

#408BC2 #B840C2 #C27740 #4AC240

split-complementary

#408BC2 #C2404A #C2B840

monochromatic

#214967 #306A95 #408BC2 #6EA7D1 #9DC3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#408BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#408BC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BC2

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408BC2	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728CC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.112 243.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acd4',
    500: '#408bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408bc2;
$custom-light: #83acd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.385,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61367,
    "c": 0.11179,
    "h": 243.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408BC2

secondary

#CCAA92

accent

#894DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BC2

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

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