#408DB5#408DB5

#408DB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.097 H 234.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DB5
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 181)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 22.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.56, -11.16, -27.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.56, 30.12, 248.26°)
OKLab	oklab(61.2% -0.0567 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.097 234.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9765, 23.4739, 47.1852)
Luminance	0.2348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DB5 #B56840

analogous

#40B5A2 #408DB5 #4052B5

triadic

#408DB5 #B5408D #8DB540

tetradic

#408DB5 #A240B5 #B56840 #52B540

square

#408DB5 #A240B5 #B56840 #52B540

split-complementary

#408DB5 #B54052 #B5A240

monochromatic

#20475B #306A88 #408DB5 #68A8CA #96C2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#408DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#408DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DB5

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DB5	1.00	3.69	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A80B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.097 234.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aecb',
    500: '#408db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408db5;
$custom-light: #81aecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.513,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61201,
    "c": 0.09674,
    "h": 234.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DB5

secondary

#C59F8B

accent

#7F50D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DB5

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

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