#408DA7#408DA7

#408DA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.085 H 223.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DA7
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 167)
HSL	hsl(195, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 15.6%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.00, -15.68, -20.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.00, 26.07, 233.02°)
OKLab	oklab(60.57% -0.0619 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(60.57% 0.085 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6115, 22.9279, 39.9964)
Luminance	0.2293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DA7 #A75A40

analogous

#40A78E #408DA7 #4059A7

triadic

#408DA7 #A7408D #8DA740

tetradic

#408DA7 #8E40A7 #A75A40 #59A740

square

#408DA7 #8E40A7 #A75A40 #59A740

split-complementary

#408DA7 #A74059 #A78E40

monochromatic

#1E424F #2F687B #408DA7 #62AAC3 #8EC2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#408DA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#408DA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DA7

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DA7	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408da7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.085 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faec1',
    500: '#408da7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408da7;
$custom-light: #7faec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408da7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.146,
    "s": 44.589,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6057,
    "c": 0.08484,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DA7

secondary

#BF9384

accent

#7454D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DA7

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

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