#408EA6#408EA6

#408EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.084 H 221.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EA6
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 166)
HSL	hsl(194, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 14.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.26, -16.54, -19.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.26, 25.83, 230.19°)
OKLab	oklab(60.77% -0.0634 -0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(60.77% 0.084 221)
XYZ	xyz(18.6675, 23.1873, 39.5608)
Luminance	0.2319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EA6 #A65840

analogous

#40A68B #408EA6 #405BA6

triadic

#408EA6 #A6408E #8EA640

tetradic

#408EA6 #8B40A6 #A65840 #5BA640

square

#408EA6 #8B40A6 #A65840 #5BA640

split-complementary

#408EA6 #A6405B #A68B40

monochromatic

#1E424E #2F687A #408EA6 #61ABC2 #8DC3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#408EA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EA6

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EA6	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7180A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.084 221.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafc0',
    500: '#408ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ea6;
$custom-light: #7fafc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.118,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60771,
    "c": 0.08409,
    "h": 221
  },
  "luminance": 0.23189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EA6

secondary

#BE9184

accent

#7254D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EA6

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

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