#408DAF#408DAF

#408DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.091 H 229.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DAF
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(198, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.31, -13.12, -24.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.31, 28.17, 242.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.0589 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.091 229.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3741, 23.2329, 44.0125)
Luminance	0.2324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DAF #AF6240

analogous

#40AF9A #408DAF #4056AF

triadic

#408DAF #AF408D #8DAF40

tetradic

#408DAF #9A40AF #AF6240 #56AF40

square

#408DAF #9A40AF #AF6240 #56AF40

split-complementary

#408DAF #AF4056 #AF9A40

monochromatic

#1F4555 #306982 #408DAF #65A9C7 #92C2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DAF

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DAF	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.091 229.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aec7',
    500: '#408daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408daf;
$custom-light: #80aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.378,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60924,
    "c": 0.09121,
    "h": 229.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DAF

secondary

#C39A88

accent

#7A52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DAF

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

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