#408DBB#408DBB

#408DBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.103 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DBB
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 187)
HSL	hsl(202, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.81, -9.17, -31.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.81, 32.32, 253.52°)
OKLab	oklab(61.49% -0.0546 -0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(61.49% 0.103 237.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6054, 23.7255, 50.4976)
Luminance	0.2373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DBB #BB6E40

analogous

#40BBAC #408DBB #4050BB

triadic

#408DBB #BB408D #8DBB40

tetradic

#408DBB #AC40BB #BB6E40 #50BB40

square

#408DBB #AC40BB #BB6E40 #50BB40

split-complementary

#408DBB #BB4050 #BBAC40

monochromatic

#214860 #306B8D #408DBB #6CA8CD #99C3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#408DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#408DBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DBB

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DBB	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6780BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.103 237.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aecf',
    500: '#408dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408dbb;
$custom-light: #82aecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.439,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61487,
    "c": 0.10279,
    "h": 237.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DBB

secondary

#C8A48F

accent

#834FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DBB

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

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