#408EAE#408EAE

#408EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.090 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EAE
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.57, -13.99, -23.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.57, 27.74, 239.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.12% -0.0603 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(61.12% 0.09 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4243, 23.4900, 43.5465)
Luminance	0.2349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EAE #AE6040

analogous

#40AE97 #408EAE #4057AE

triadic

#408EAE #AE408E #8EAE40

tetradic

#408EAE #9740AE #AE6040 #57AE40

square

#408EAE #9740AE #AE6040 #57AE40

split-complementary

#408EAE #AE4057 #AE9740

monochromatic

#1F4555 #306981 #408EAE #65AAC6 #92C3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#408EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#408EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EAE

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EAE	1.00	3.69	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.090 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc6',
    500: '#408eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408eae;
$custom-light: #80afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.455,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6112,
    "c": 0.09007,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EAE

secondary

#C29988

accent

#7852D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EAE

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

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