#408EA7#408EA7

#408EA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.085 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EA7
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 167)
HSL	hsl(195, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 15%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -16.22, -20.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 26.03, 231.45°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.063 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.085 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7596, 23.2241, 40.0458)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EA7 #A75940

analogous

#40A78C #408EA7 #405AA7

triadic

#408EA7 #A7408E #8EA740

tetradic

#408EA7 #8C40A7 #A75940 #5AA740

square

#408EA7 #8C40A7 #A75940 #5AA740

split-complementary

#408EA7 #A7405A #A78C40

monochromatic

#1E434F #2F687B #408EA7 #62ABC3 #8EC3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408EA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EA7

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EA7	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8BA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7080A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.085 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafc1',
    500: '#408ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ea7;
$custom-light: #7fafc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.563,
    "s": 44.589,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60813,
    "c": 0.08476,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EA7

secondary

#BF9284

accent

#7354D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EA7

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →