#408EB2#408EB2

#408EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.094 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EB2
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(199, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.73, -12.70, -25.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.73, 28.92, 243.96°)
OKLab	oklab(61.3% -0.0588 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(61.3% 0.094 231)
XYZ	xyz(19.8201, 23.6483, 45.6309)
Luminance	0.2365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EB2 #B26440

analogous

#40B29D #408EB2 #4055B2

triadic

#408EB2 #B2408E #8EB240

tetradic

#408EB2 #9D40B2 #B26440 #55B240

square

#408EB2 #9D40B2 #B26440 #55B240

split-complementary

#408EB2 #B24055 #B29D40

monochromatic

#204658 #306A85 #408EB2 #67AAC8 #94C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#408EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#408EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EB2

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EB2	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.094 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc9',
    500: '#408eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408eb2;
$custom-light: #81afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.947,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.613,
    "c": 0.09354,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.2365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EB2

secondary

#C49C8A

accent

#7B51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EB2

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

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