#408EAC#408EAC

#408EAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.088 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EAC
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 172)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 17.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.49, -14.63, -22.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.49, 27.20, 237.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.0611 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.088 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2308, 23.4126, 42.5273)
Luminance	0.2341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EAC #AC5E40

analogous

#40AC94 #408EAC #4058AC

triadic

#408EAC #AC408E #8EAC40

tetradic

#408EAC #9440AC #AC5E40 #58AC40

square

#408EAC #9440AC #AC5E40 #58AC40

split-complementary

#408EAC #AC4058 #AC9440

monochromatic

#1F4453 #2F697F #408EAC #64AAC5 #91C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#408EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#408EAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EAC

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#7E8BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.088 226.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.667,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61031,
    "c": 0.08845,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EAC

secondary

#C19787

accent

#7752D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EAC

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

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