#408EAF#408EAF

#408EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.091 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EAF
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(198, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.61, -13.67, -24.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.61, 28.02, 240.80°)
OKLab	oklab(61.16% -0.0599 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(61.16% 0.091 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5222, 23.5291, 44.0619)
Luminance	0.2353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EAF #AF6140

analogous

#40AF99 #408EAF #4056AF

triadic

#408EAF #AF408E #8EAF40

tetradic

#408EAF #9940AF #AF6140 #56AF40

square

#408EAF #9940AF #AF6140 #56AF40

split-complementary

#408EAF #AF4056 #AF9940

monochromatic

#1F4555 #306A82 #408EAF #65AAC7 #92C3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#408EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#408EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EAF

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EAF	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.091 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc7',
    500: '#408eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408eaf;
$custom-light: #80afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.838,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61164,
    "c": 0.09091,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EAF

secondary

#C39A88

accent

#7952D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EAF

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

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