#408EAD#408EAD

#408EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.089 H 227.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EAD
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.53, -14.31, -23.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.53, 27.46, 238.59°)
OKLab	oklab(61.08% -0.0607 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(61.08% 0.089 227.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3272, 23.4512, 43.0350)
Luminance	0.2345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EAD #AD5F40

analogous

#40AD96 #408EAD #4058AD

triadic

#408EAD #AD408E #8EAD40

tetradic

#408EAD #9640AD #AD5F40 #58AD40

square

#408EAD #9640AD #AD5F40 #58AD40

split-complementary

#408EAD #AD4058 #AD9640

monochromatic

#1F4554 #2F6980 #408EAD #64AAC6 #91C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#408EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#408EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EAD

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EAD	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.089 227.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc5',
    500: '#408ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ead;
$custom-light: #80afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.064,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61075,
    "c": 0.08925,
    "h": 227.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EAD

secondary

#C29887

accent

#7852D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EAD

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

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