#408CA3#408CA3

#408CA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.082 H 220.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CA3
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 163)
HSL	hsl(194, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.54, -16.39, -19.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.54, 25.27, 229.55°)
OKLab	oklab(60.16% -0.0624 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(60.16% 0.082 220.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1007, 22.4887, 38.0301)
Luminance	0.2249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CA3 #A35740

analogous

#40A388 #408CA3 #405BA3

triadic

#408CA3 #A3408C #8CA340

tetradic

#408CA3 #8840A3 #A35740 #5BA340

square

#408CA3 #8840A3 #A35740 #5BA340

split-complementary

#408CA3 #A3405B #A38840

monochromatic

#1D414B #2F6677 #408CA3 #60AAC0 #8CC1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#408CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#408CA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CA3

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CA3	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E89A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.082 220.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadbe',
    500: '#408ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ca3;
$custom-light: #7fadbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.939,
    "s": 43.612,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60155,
    "c": 0.08216,
    "h": 220.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CA3

secondary

#BD9082

accent

#7254D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CA3

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

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