#408EA2#408EA2

#408EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.082 H 217.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EA2
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(192, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(192, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.12, -17.78, -17.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.12, 25.14, 224.98°)
OKLab	oklab(60.6% -0.065 -0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(60.6% 0.082 217.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3063, 23.0428, 37.6584)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EA2 #A25440

analogous

#40A285 #408EA2 #405DA2

triadic

#408EA2 #A2408E #8EA240

tetradic

#408EA2 #8540A2 #A25440 #5DA240

square

#408EA2 #8540A2 #A25440 #5DA240

split-complementary

#408EA2 #A2405D #A28540

monochromatic

#1D414A #2F6876 #408EA2 #5FACC0 #8BC3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#408EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#408EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EA2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EA2	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.082 217.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafbd',
    500: '#408ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ea2;
$custom-light: #7fafbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.245,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60603,
    "c": 0.08165,
    "h": 217.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EA2

secondary

#BC8E82

accent

#6E55D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EA2

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

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