#408DB7#408DB7

#408DB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.099 H 235.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DB7
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 183)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 23%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.64, -10.50, -28.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.64, 30.83, 250.09°)
OKLab	oklab(61.3% -0.056 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(61.3% 0.099 235.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1832, 23.5566, 48.2738)
Luminance	0.2356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DB7 #B76A40

analogous

#40B7A5 #408DB7 #4052B7

triadic

#408DB7 #B7408D #8DB740

tetradic

#408DB7 #A540B7 #B76A40 #52B740

square

#408DB7 #A540B7 #B76A40 #52B740

split-complementary

#408DB7 #B74052 #B7A540

monochromatic

#20475C #306A8A #408DB7 #69A8CB #97C3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#408DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#408DB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DB7

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DB7	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6980B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.099 235.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aecc',
    500: '#408db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408db7;
$custom-light: #81aecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61295,
    "c": 0.09871,
    "h": 235.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DB7

secondary

#C6A18D

accent

#8050D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DB7

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

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