#408CA2#408CA2

#408CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.082 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CA2
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(193, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.50, -16.71, -18.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.50, 25.08, 228.23°)
OKLab	oklab(60.11% -0.0628 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(60.11% 0.082 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0114, 22.4530, 37.5601)
Luminance	0.2245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CA2 #A25640

analogous

#40A287 #408CA2 #405BA2

triadic

#408CA2 #A2408C #8CA240

tetradic

#408CA2 #8740A2 #A25640 #5BA240

square

#408CA2 #8740A2 #A25640 #5BA240

split-complementary

#408CA2 #A2405B #A28740

monochromatic

#1D404A #2F6676 #408CA2 #5FAAC0 #8BC2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#408CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#408CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CA2

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CA2	1.00	3.82	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.082 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eadbd',
    500: '#408ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ca2;
$custom-light: #7eadbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.469,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60112,
    "c": 0.08153,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CA2

secondary

#BC8F82

accent

#7155D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CA2

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

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