#408CBD#408CBD

#408CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.106 H 239.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CBD
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.60, -7.93, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.60, 33.42, 256.27°)
OKLab	oklab(61.35% -0.0529 -0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(61.35% 0.106 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6742, 23.5181, 51.5841)
Luminance	0.2352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CBD #BD7140

analogous

#40BDB0 #408CBD #404EBD

triadic

#408CBD #BD408C #8CBD40

tetradic

#408CBD #B040BD #BD7140 #4EBD40

square

#408CBD #B040BD #BD7140 #4EBD40

split-complementary

#408CBD #BD404E #BDB040

monochromatic

#214862 #316A8F #408CBD #6DA8CD #9AC3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#408CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#408CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CBD

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CBD	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.106 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82add1',
    500: '#408cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cbd;
$custom-light: #82add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.52,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61349,
    "c": 0.10553,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CBD

secondary

#C9A690

accent

#854FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CBD

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

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