#408CAF#408CAF

#408CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.092 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CAF
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.01, -12.56, -25.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.01, 28.33, 243.68°)
OKLab	oklab(60.68% -0.0578 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(60.68% 0.092 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2273, 22.9393, 43.9636)
Luminance	0.2294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CAF #AF6340

analogous

#40AF9B #408CAF #4054AF

triadic

#408CAF #AF408C #8CAF40

tetradic

#408CAF #9B40AF #AF6340 #54AF40

square

#408CAF #9B40AF #AF6340 #54AF40

split-complementary

#408CAF #AF4054 #AF9B40

monochromatic

#1F4455 #306882 #408CAF #65A8C7 #92C1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#408CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#408CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CAF

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CAF	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.092 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adc7',
    500: '#408caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408caf;
$custom-light: #80adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.919,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60683,
    "c": 0.09154,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CAF

secondary

#C39B88

accent

#7B52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CAF

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

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