#408CB6#408CB6

#408CB6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.098 H 235.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CB6
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 182)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -10.27, -28.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 30.71, 250.47°)
OKLab	oklab(61.01% -0.0552 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(61.01% 0.098 235.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9327, 23.2215, 47.6786)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CB6 #B66A40

analogous

#40B6A5 #408CB6 #4051B6

triadic

#408CB6 #B6408C #8CB640

tetradic

#408CB6 #A540B6 #B66A40 #51B640

square

#408CB6 #A540B6 #B66A40 #51B640

split-complementary

#408CB6 #B64051 #B6A540

monochromatic

#20465B #306989 #408CB6 #69A8CA #96C2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#408CB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CB6

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CB6	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788BB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.098 235.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81adcc',
    500: '#408cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cb6;
$custom-light: #81adcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.356,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6101,
    "c": 0.09821,
    "h": 235.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CB6

secondary

#C6A18C

accent

#8050D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CB6

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

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