#408CB2#408CB2

#408CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.094 H 233.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CB2
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 178)
HSL	hsl(200, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(200, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.13, -11.58, -26.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.13, 29.30, 246.72°)
OKLab	oklab(60.82% -0.0567 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(60.82% 0.094 233.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5252, 23.0585, 45.5326)
Luminance	0.2306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CB2 #B26640

analogous

#40B29F #408CB2 #4053B2

triadic

#408CB2 #B2408C #8CB240

tetradic

#408CB2 #9F40B2 #B26640 #53B240

square

#408CB2 #9F40B2 #B26640 #53B240

split-complementary

#408CB2 #B24053 #B29F40

monochromatic

#204558 #306985 #408CB2 #67A8C8 #94C2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#408CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#408CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CB2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CB2	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.094 233.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adc9',
    500: '#408cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cb2;
$custom-light: #80adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60822,
    "c": 0.09431,
    "h": 233.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CB2

secondary

#C49D8A

accent

#7E51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CB2

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

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