#408EA8#408EA8

#408EA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.085 H 222.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EA8
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 168)
HSL	hsl(195, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 62%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 15.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, -15.91, -20.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 26.24, 232.69°)
OKLab	oklab(60.86% -0.0626 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(60.86% 0.085 222.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8524, 23.2612, 40.5345)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EA8 #A85A40

analogous

#40A88E #408EA8 #405AA8

triadic

#408EA8 #A8408E #8EA840

tetradic

#408EA8 #8E40A8 #A85A40 #5AA840

square

#408EA8 #8E40A8 #A85A40 #5AA840

split-complementary

#408EA8 #A8405A #A88E40

monochromatic

#1E434F #2F697C #408EA8 #62ABC3 #8EC3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#408EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408EA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EA8

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EA8	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)

#7F8BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7080A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.085 222.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafc2',
    500: '#408ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ea8;
$custom-light: #7fafc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 44.828,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60856,
    "c": 0.08545,
    "h": 222.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EA8

secondary

#BF9385

accent

#7453D5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EA8

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

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