#408CA0#408CA0

#408CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.080 H 217.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CA0
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(193, 60%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.43, -17.33, -17.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.43, 24.75, 225.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.03% -0.0636 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(60.03% 0.08 217.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8351, 22.3825, 36.6312)
Luminance	0.2238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CA0 #A05440

analogous

#40A084 #408CA0 #405CA0

triadic

#408CA0 #A0408C #8CA040

tetradic

#408CA0 #8440A0 #A05440 #5CA040

square

#408CA0 #8440A0 #A05440 #5CA040

split-complementary

#408CA0 #A0405C #A08440

monochromatic

#1D4049 #2F6674 #408CA0 #5EABBF #8AC2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#408CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#408CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CA0

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CA0	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F88A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.080 217.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eadbc',
    500: '#408ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ca0;
$custom-light: #7eadbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.5,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60029,
    "c": 0.08033,
    "h": 217.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CA0

secondary

#BB8D81

accent

#6F55D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CA0

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

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