#408EA9#408EA9

#408EA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.086 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EA9
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 169)
HSL	hsl(195, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 62%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 16%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, -15.59, -21.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 26.47, 233.91°)
OKLab	oklab(60.9% -0.0622 -0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.086 223.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9459, 23.2987, 41.0271)
Luminance	0.2330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EA9 #A95B40

analogous

#40A98F #408EA9 #4059A9

triadic

#408EA9 #A9408E #8EA940

tetradic

#408EA9 #8F40A9 #A95B40 #59A940

square

#408EA9 #8F40A9 #A95B40 #59A940

split-complementary

#408EA9 #A94059 #A98F40

monochromatic

#1E4350 #2F697D #408EA9 #62ABC4 #8FC3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#408EA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EA9

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EA9	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8BAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7080A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.086 223.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafc2',
    500: '#408ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ea9;
$custom-light: #7fafc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.429,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60899,
    "c": 0.08617,
    "h": 223.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EA9

secondary

#C09485

accent

#7453D5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EA9

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

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