#408DCD#408DCD
#408DCD is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.123 H 246.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #408DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 141, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.63, -3.05, -39.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.63, 40.03, 265.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.4% -0.0489 -0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.123 246.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6545, 24.5451, 61.2895) |
| Luminance | 0.2455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.37
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.42
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.56
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.77
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.51
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#408DCD #CD8040
analogous
#40CDC6 #408DCD #4046CD
triadic
#408DCD #CD408D #8DCD40
tetradic
#408DCD #C640CD #CD8040 #46CD40
square
#408DCD #C640CD #CD8040 #46CD40
split-complementary
#408DCD #CD4046 #CDC640
monochromatic
#1E4D74 #2B6EA5 #408DCD #71AADA #A1C7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#408DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#408DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #408DCD
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##408DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##408DCD | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#708FD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D82CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #408dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 141, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.123 246.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84aedc',
500: '#408dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #408dcd; $custom-light: #84aedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#408dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 141,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.234,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62402,
"c": 0.12307,
"h": 246.6
},
"luminance": 0.24548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#408DCD
secondary
#D3B296
accent
#8D46E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83