#408EAB#408EAB

#408EAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.088 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EAB
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 171)
HSL	hsl(196, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 17%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.46, -14.95, -22.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.46, 26.95, 236.29°)
OKLab	oklab(60.99% -0.0615 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(60.99% 0.088 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1351, 23.3743, 42.0234)
Luminance	0.2338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EAB #AB5D40

analogous

#40AB92 #408EAB #4058AB

triadic

#408EAB #AB408E #8EAB40

tetradic

#408EAB #9240AB #AB5D40 #58AB40

square

#408EAB #9240AB #AB5D40 #58AB40

split-complementary

#408EAB #AB4058 #AB9240

monochromatic

#1F4452 #2F697E #408EAB #63AAC5 #90C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#408EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#408EAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EAB

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EAB	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009797

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.088 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc4',
    500: '#408eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408eab;
$custom-light: #80afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.262,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60987,
    "c": 0.08767,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EAB

secondary

#C19686

accent

#7653D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EAB

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

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