#408CB7#408CB7

#408CB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.099 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CB7
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 183)
HSL	hsl(202, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 23.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, -9.93, -29.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 31.08, 251.36°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% -0.0549 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.099 236.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0364, 23.2630, 48.2248)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CB7 #B76B40

analogous

#40B7A6 #408CB7 #4050B7

triadic

#408CB7 #B7408C #8CB740

tetradic

#408CB7 #A640B7 #B76B40 #50B740

square

#408CB7 #A640B7 #B76B40 #50B740

split-complementary

#408CB7 #B74050 #B7A640

monochromatic

#20475C #30698A #408CB7 #69A8CB #97C2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408CB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CB7

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CB7	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788BB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.099 236.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81adcc',
    500: '#408cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cb7;
$custom-light: #81adcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.681,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61058,
    "c": 0.09922,
    "h": 236.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CB7

secondary

#C6A18D

accent

#8150D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CB7

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

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