#408DA2#408DA2

#408DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.082 H 218.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DA2
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(193, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.81, -17.25, -18.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.81, 25.10, 226.60°)
OKLab	oklab(60.36% -0.0639 -0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(60.36% 0.082 218.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.1582, 22.7466, 37.6090)
Luminance	0.2275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DA2 #A25540

analogous

#40A286 #408DA2 #405CA2

triadic

#408DA2 #A2408D #8DA240

tetradic

#408DA2 #8640A2 #A25540 #5CA240

square

#408DA2 #8640A2 #A25540 #5CA240

split-complementary

#408DA2 #A2405C #A28640

monochromatic

#1D414A #2F6776 #408DA2 #5FABC0 #8BC2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#408DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#408DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DA2

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DA2	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.082 218.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faebd',
    500: '#408da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408da2;
$custom-light: #7faebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.857,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60357,
    "c": 0.08158,
    "h": 218.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DA2

secondary

#BC8E82

accent

#7055D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DA2

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

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