#408DB2#408DB2

#408DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.094 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DB2
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(199, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, -12.14, -26.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 29.11, 245.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% -0.0578 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.094 232)
XYZ	xyz(19.6720, 23.3521, 45.5815)
Luminance	0.2335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DB2 #B26540

analogous

#40B29E #408DB2 #4054B2

triadic

#408DB2 #B2408D #8DB240

tetradic

#408DB2 #9E40B2 #B26540 #54B240

square

#408DB2 #9E40B2 #B26540 #54B240

split-complementary

#408DB2 #B24054 #B29E40

monochromatic

#204658 #306985 #408DB2 #67A9C8 #94C2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#408DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#408DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DB2

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DB2	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.094 232.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aec9',
    500: '#408db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408db2;
$custom-light: #80aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.474,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61061,
    "c": 0.0939,
    "h": 232
  },
  "luminance": 0.23354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DB2

secondary

#C49D8A

accent

#7C51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DB2

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

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