#408DBD#408DBD

#408DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.105 H 239.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DBD
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(203, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.90, -8.50, -32.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.90, 33.11, 255.13°)
OKLab	oklab(61.59% -0.0539 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(61.59% 0.105 239.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8210, 23.8117, 51.6331)
Luminance	0.2381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DBD #BD7040

analogous

#40BDAF #408DBD #404FBD

triadic

#408DBD #BD408D #8DBD40

tetradic

#408DBD #AF40BD #BD7040 #4FBD40

square

#408DBD #AF40BD #BD7040 #4FBD40

split-complementary

#408DBD #BD404F #BDAF40

monochromatic

#214962 #316B8F #408DBD #6DA8CD #9AC3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#408DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#408DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DBD

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DBD	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.105 239.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aed1',
    500: '#408dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408dbd;
$custom-light: #82aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.04,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61585,
    "c": 0.10491,
    "h": 239.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DBD

secondary

#C9A690

accent

#844FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DBD

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

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