#408CB4#408CB4

#408CB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.096 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CB4
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 180)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.22, -10.93, -27.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.22, 29.99, 248.64°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.056 -0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.096 234.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7275, 23.1394, 46.5979)
Luminance	0.2314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CB4 #B46840

analogous

#40B4A2 #408CB4 #4052B4

triadic

#408CB4 #B4408C #8CB440

tetradic

#408CB4 #A240B4 #B46840 #52B440

square

#408CB4 #A240B4 #B46840 #52B440

split-complementary

#408CB4 #B44052 #B4A240

monochromatic

#20465A #306987 #408CB4 #68A8C9 #95C2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#408CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#408CB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CB4

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CB4	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.096 234.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81adca',
    500: '#408cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cb4;
$custom-light: #81adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.69,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60915,
    "c": 0.09623,
    "h": 234.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CB4

secondary

#C59F8B

accent

#7F51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CB4

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

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