#408CA4#408CA4

#408CA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.083 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CA4
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 164)
HSL	hsl(194, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 14.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.58, -16.08, -19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.58, 25.46, 230.84°)
OKLab	oklab(60.2% -0.062 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(60.2% 0.083 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1906, 22.5247, 38.5038)
Luminance	0.2253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CA4 #A45840

analogous

#40A48A #408CA4 #405AA4

triadic

#408CA4 #A4408C #8CA440

tetradic

#408CA4 #8A40A4 #A45840 #5AA440

square

#408CA4 #8A40A4 #A45840 #5AA440

split-complementary

#408CA4 #A4405A #A48A40

monochromatic

#1E414C #2F6678 #408CA4 #60AAC1 #8CC1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#408CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#408CA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CA4

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CA4	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E89A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.083 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadbf',
    500: '#408ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ca4;
$custom-light: #7fadbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.4,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60197,
    "c": 0.08283,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CA4

secondary

#BD9183

accent

#7354D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CA4

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

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