#408BC6#408BC6

#408BC6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.116 H 245.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#408BC6
RGBrgb(64, 139, 198)
HSLhsl(206, 54%, 51%)
HSVhsv(206, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(67.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LABlab(55.72, -4.30, -37.39)
CIE-LCHlch(55.72, 37.64, 263.44°)
OKLaboklab(61.57% -0.049 -0.1056)
OKLCHoklch(61.57% 0.116 245.1)
XYZxyz(21.5362, 23.6302, 56.8412)
Luminance0.2363 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#408BC6 #C67B40
analogous
#40C6BE #408BC6 #4048C6
triadic
#408BC6 #C6408B #8BC640
tetradic
#408BC6 #BE40C6 #C67B40 #48C640
square
#408BC6 #BE40C6 #C67B40 #48C640
split-complementary
#408BC6 #C64048 #C6BE40
monochromatic
#204A6C #2E6B9B #408BC6 #6FA8D4 #9EC4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67
#408BC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73
#408BC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408BC6
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##408BC6#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##408BC61.003.675.735.73
#FFFFFF3.671.0021.0021.00
#0000005.7321.001.001.00
##0000005.7321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#718DC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E80C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #408bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.116 245.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acd7',
    500: '#408bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #408bc6;
$custom-light: #83acd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#408bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.418,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61573,
    "c": 0.11643,
    "h": 245.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#408BC6
secondary
#CEAD93
accent
#8B4ADD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408BC6

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#408BC6 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva