#408DB1#408DB1

#408DB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.093 H 231.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DB1
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 177)
HSL	hsl(199, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -12.47, -25.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 28.79, 244.33°)
OKLab	oklab(61.02% -0.0581 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(61.02% 0.093 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5719, 23.3121, 45.0547)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DB1 #B16440

analogous

#40B19D #408DB1 #4055B1

triadic

#408DB1 #B1408D #8DB140

tetradic

#408DB1 #9D40B1 #B16440 #55B140

square

#408DB1 #9D40B1 #B16440 #55B140

split-complementary

#408DB1 #B14055 #B19D40

monochromatic

#1F4557 #306984 #408DB1 #66A9C8 #93C2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#408DB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DB1

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DB1	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.093 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aec8',
    500: '#408db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408db1;
$custom-light: #80aec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.115,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61015,
    "c": 0.09298,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DB1

secondary

#C39C89

accent

#7C51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DB1

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

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