#408EA3#408EA3

#408EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.082 H 218.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EA3
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(193, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -17.47, -18.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 25.30, 226.31°)
OKLab	oklab(60.64% -0.0646 -0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(60.64% 0.082 218.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3956, 23.0785, 38.1284)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EA3 #A35540

analogous

#40A386 #408EA3 #405DA3

triadic

#408EA3 #A3408E #8EA340

tetradic

#408EA3 #8640A3 #A35540 #5DA340

square

#408EA3 #8640A3 #A35540 #5DA340

split-complementary

#408EA3 #A3405D #A38640

monochromatic

#1D414B #2F6877 #408EA3 #60ACC0 #8CC3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#408EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#408EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EA3

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EA3	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.082 218.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafbe',
    500: '#408ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ea3;
$custom-light: #7fafbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.727,
    "s": 43.612,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60644,
    "c": 0.08222,
    "h": 218.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EA3

secondary

#BD8F82

accent

#6F54D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EA3

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

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