#408CC0#408CC0

#408CC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.109 H 241.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408CC0
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 192)
HSL	hsl(204, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 27.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.74, -6.92, -33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.74, 34.66, 258.49°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% -0.0519 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.109 241.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0032, 23.6497, 53.3169)
Luminance	0.2365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408CC0 #C07440

analogous

#40C0B4 #408CC0 #404CC0

triadic

#408CC0 #C0408C #8CC040

tetradic

#408CC0 #B440C0 #C07440 #4CC040

square

#408CC0 #B440C0 #C07440 #4CC040

split-complementary

#408CC0 #C0404C #C0B440

monochromatic

#214964 #306B92 #408CC0 #6EA8CF #9CC3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#408CC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#408CC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408CC0

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408CC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408CC0	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6380BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408cc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.109 241.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82add3',
    500: '#408cc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408cc0;
$custom-light: #82add3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408cc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.375,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61499,
    "c": 0.10883,
    "h": 241.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408CC0

secondary

#CBA991

accent

#874EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408CC0

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

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