#408DA4#408DA4

#408DA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.083 H 220.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DA4
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 164)
HSL	hsl(194, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.88, -16.62, -19.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.88, 25.45, 229.23°)
OKLab	oklab(60.44% -0.0631 -0.0536)
OKLCH	oklch(60.44% 0.083 220.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3374, 22.8183, 38.5527)
Luminance	0.2282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DA4 #A45740

analogous

#40A489 #408DA4 #405BA4

triadic

#408DA4 #A4408D #8DA440

tetradic

#408DA4 #8940A4 #A45740 #5BA440

square

#408DA4 #8940A4 #A45740 #5BA440

split-complementary

#408DA4 #A4405B #A48940

monochromatic

#1E414C #2F6778 #408DA4 #60ABC1 #8CC2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#408DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#408DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DA4

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DA4	1.00	3.77	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.77	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)

#7F89A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707FA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.083 220.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faebf',
    500: '#408da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408da4;
$custom-light: #7faebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.8,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60442,
    "c": 0.08281,
    "h": 220.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DA4

secondary

#BD9083

accent

#7254D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DA4

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

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