#408DA3#408DA3

#408DA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.082 H 219.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DA3
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 163)
HSL	hsl(193, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 13.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.85, -16.93, -18.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.85, 25.27, 227.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.4% -0.0635 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(60.4% 0.082 219.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2475, 22.7823, 38.0790)
Luminance	0.2278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DA3 #A35640

analogous

#40A387 #408DA3 #405CA3

triadic

#408DA3 #A3408D #8DA340

tetradic

#408DA3 #8740A3 #A35640 #5CA340

square

#408DA3 #8740A3 #A35640 #5CA340

split-complementary

#408DA3 #A3405C #A38740

monochromatic

#1D414B #2F6777 #408DA3 #60ABC0 #8CC2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#408DA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#408DA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DA3

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DA3	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408da3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.082 219.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faebe',
    500: '#408da3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408da3;
$custom-light: #7faebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408da3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.333,
    "s": 43.612,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60399,
    "c": 0.08217,
    "h": 219.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DA3

secondary

#BD8F82

accent

#7154D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DA3

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

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