#408CAB#408CAB

#408CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.088 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CAB
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.85, -13.85, -23.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.85, 27.15, 239.31°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% -0.0593 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.088 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8402, 22.7845, 41.9251)
Luminance	0.2279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CAB #AB5F40

analogous

#40AB94 #408CAB #4056AB

triadic

#408CAB #AB408C #8CAB40

tetradic

#408CAB #9440AB #AB5F40 #56AB40

square

#408CAB #9440AB #AB5F40 #56AB40

split-complementary

#408CAB #AB4056 #AB9440

monochromatic

#1F4352 #2F687E #408CAB #63A9C5 #90C1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#408CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#408CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CAB

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CAB	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.088 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adc4',
    500: '#408cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cab;
$custom-light: #80adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.383,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60503,
    "c": 0.08809,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CAB

secondary

#C19786

accent

#7853D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CAB

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

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