#408CAC#408CAC

#408CAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.089 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CAC
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 172)
HSL	hsl(198, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.89, -13.53, -23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.89, 27.43, 240.44°)
OKLab	oklab(60.55% -0.0589 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(60.55% 0.089 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9359, 22.8228, 42.4290)
Luminance	0.2283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CAC #AC6040

analogous

#40AC96 #408CAC #4056AC

triadic

#408CAC #AC408C #8CAC40

tetradic

#408CAC #9640AC #AC6040 #56AC40

square

#408CAC #9640AC #AC6040 #56AC40

split-complementary

#408CAC #AC4056 #AC9640

monochromatic

#1F4353 #2F687F #408CAC #64A8C5 #91C1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#408CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#408CAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CAC

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CAC	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.089 228.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.778,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60547,
    "c": 0.08892,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CAC

secondary

#C19887

accent

#7952D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CAC

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

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