#408DB8#408DB8

#408DB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.100 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DB8
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 184)
HSL	hsl(202, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.68, -10.17, -29.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.68, 31.19, 250.98°)
OKLab	oklab(61.34% -0.0556 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(61.34% 0.1 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2876, 23.5983, 48.8239)
Luminance	0.2360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DB8 #B86B40

analogous

#40B8A7 #408DB8 #4051B8

triadic

#408DB8 #B8408D #8DB840

tetradic

#408DB8 #A740B8 #B86B40 #51B840

square

#408DB8 #A740B8 #B86B40 #51B840

split-complementary

#408DB8 #B84051 #B8A740

monochromatic

#20475D #306A8B #408DB8 #6AA8CB #97C3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#408DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#408DB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DB8

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DB8	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798CBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6880B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.100 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aecd',
    500: '#408db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408db8;
$custom-light: #81aecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.5,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61343,
    "c": 0.09971,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DB8

secondary

#C7A28D

accent

#8150D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DB8

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

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