#408DAB#408DAB

#408DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.088 H 226.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DAB
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -14.41, -22.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 27.04, 237.81°)
OKLab	oklab(60.75% -0.0604 -0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(60.75% 0.088 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9870, 23.0781, 41.9741)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DAB #AB5E40

analogous

#40AB93 #408DAB #4057AB

triadic

#408DAB #AB408D #8DAB40

tetradic

#408DAB #9340AB #AB5E40 #57AB40

square

#408DAB #9340AB #AB5E40 #57AB40

split-complementary

#408DAB #AB4057 #AB9340

monochromatic

#1F4452 #2F687E #408DAB #63A9C5 #90C2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#408DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#408DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DAB

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DAB	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.088 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aec4',
    500: '#408dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408dab;
$custom-light: #80aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.822,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60745,
    "c": 0.08786,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DAB

secondary

#C19786

accent

#7753D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DAB

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

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