#408DAE#408DAE

#408DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.090 H 229.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DAE
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.27, -13.44, -24.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.27, 27.87, 241.17°)
OKLab	oklab(60.88% -0.0592 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(60.88% 0.09 229)
XYZ	xyz(19.2762, 23.1938, 43.4972)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DAE #AE6140

analogous

#40AE98 #408DAE #4056AE

triadic

#408DAE #AE408D #8DAE40

tetradic

#408DAE #9840AE #AE6140 #56AE40

square

#408DAE #9840AE #AE6140 #56AE40

split-complementary

#408DAE #AE4056 #AE9840

monochromatic

#1F4455 #306981 #408DAE #65A9C6 #92C2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#408DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DAE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DAE	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.090 229.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aec6',
    500: '#408dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408dae;
$custom-light: #80aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60879,
    "c": 0.09034,
    "h": 229
  },
  "luminance": 0.23196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DAE

secondary

#C29988

accent

#7A52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DAE

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

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