#408DB0#408DB0

#408DB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.092 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DB0
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 176)
HSL	hsl(199, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -12.79, -25.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 28.47, 243.30°)
OKLab	oklab(60.97% -0.0585 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(60.97% 0.092 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4726, 23.2723, 44.5317)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DB0 #B06340

analogous

#40B09B #408DB0 #4055B0

triadic

#408DB0 #B0408D #8DB040

tetradic

#408DB0 #9B40B0 #B06340 #55B040

square

#408DB0 #9B40B0 #B06340 #55B040

split-complementary

#408DB0 #B04055 #B09B40

monochromatic

#1F4556 #306983 #408DB0 #66A9C7 #93C2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DB0

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DB0	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	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)

#7B8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C80B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.092 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aec7',
    500: '#408db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408db0;
$custom-light: #80aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.75,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60969,
    "c": 0.09209,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DB0

secondary

#C39B89

accent

#7B51D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DB0

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

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