#408CBF#408CBF

#408CBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.108 H 241.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CBF
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 191)
HSL	hsl(204, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -7.26, -33.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 34.24, 257.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.45% -0.0522 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(61.45% 0.108 241)
XYZ	xyz(20.8928, 23.6056, 52.7354)
Luminance	0.2361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CBF #BF7340

analogous

#40BFB2 #408CBF #404DBF

triadic

#408CBF #BF408C #8CBF40

tetradic

#408CBF #B240BF #BF7340 #4DBF40

square

#408CBF #B240BF #BF7340 #4DBF40

split-complementary

#408CBF #BF404D #BFB240

monochromatic

#214963 #316A91 #408CBF #6EA8CE #9CC3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#408CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#408CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CBF

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CBF	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6380BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.108 241.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82add2',
    500: '#408cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cbf;
$custom-light: #82add2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.094,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61449,
    "c": 0.10772,
    "h": 241
  },
  "luminance": 0.23608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CBF

secondary

#CAA891

accent

#864ED9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CBF

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

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