#408EB0#408EB0

#408EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.092 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EB0
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(198, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.65, -13.35, -24.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.65, 28.31, 241.88°)
OKLab	oklab(61.21% -0.0596 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(61.21% 0.092 229.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6208, 23.5686, 44.5810)
Luminance	0.2357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EB0 #B06240

analogous

#40B09A #408EB0 #4056B0

triadic

#408EB0 #B0408E #8EB040

tetradic

#408EB0 #9A40B0 #B06240 #56B040

square

#408EB0 #9A40B0 #B06240 #56B040

split-complementary

#408EB0 #B04056 #B09A40

monochromatic

#1F4656 #306A83 #408EB0 #66AAC7 #93C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#408EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#408EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EB0

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EB0	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)

#7D8CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.092 229.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc7',
    500: '#408eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408eb0;
$custom-light: #80afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.214,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61209,
    "c": 0.09176,
    "h": 229.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EB0

secondary

#C39A89

accent

#7A51D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EB0

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

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