#408DC5#408DC5

#408DC5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.114 H 243.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408DC5
RGB	rgb(64, 141, 197)
HSL	hsl(205, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.26, -5.79, -35.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.26, 36.44, 260.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.99% -0.0513 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(61.99% 0.114 243.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7134, 24.1687, 56.3332)
Luminance	0.2417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408DC5 #C57840

analogous

#40C5BA #408DC5 #404AC5

triadic

#408DC5 #C5408D #8DC540

tetradic

#408DC5 #BA40C5 #C57840 #4AC540

square

#408DC5 #BA40C5 #C57840 #4AC540

split-complementary

#408DC5 #C5404A #C5BA40

monochromatic

#204B6A #2F6C99 #408DC5 #6FA9D3 #9EC5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#408DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#408DC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408DC5

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408DC5	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6181C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.114 243.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aed7',
    500: '#408dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408dc5;
$custom-light: #83aed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.263,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61985,
    "c": 0.11375,
    "h": 243.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408DC5

secondary

#CEAC93

accent

#884BDD

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408DC5

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

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