#408CBB#408CBB

#408CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.103 H 238.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CBB
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(203, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.51, -8.60, -31.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.51, 32.61, 254.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% -0.0535 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.103 238.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4586, 23.4319, 50.4487)
Luminance	0.2343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CBB #BB6F40

analogous

#40BBAD #408CBB #404FBB

triadic

#408CBB #BB408C #8CBB40

tetradic

#408CBB #AD40BB #BB6F40 #4FBB40

square

#408CBB #AD40BB #BB6F40 #4FBB40

split-complementary

#408CBB #BB404F #BBAD40

monochromatic

#214860 #306A8D #408CBB #6CA8CD #99C3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#408CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#408CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CBB

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CBB	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.103 238.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adcf',
    500: '#408cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cbb;
$custom-light: #82adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.927,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61251,
    "c": 0.10339,
    "h": 238.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CBB

secondary

#C8A58F

accent

#844FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CBB

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

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