#408EBB#408EBB

#408EBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.102 H 237.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EBB
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 187)
HSL	hsl(202, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.11, -9.73, -30.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.11, 32.05, 252.32°)
OKLab	oklab(61.72% -0.0556 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(61.72% 0.102 237)
XYZ	xyz(20.7535, 24.0217, 50.5470)
Luminance	0.2402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EBB #BB6D40

analogous

#40BBAB #408EBB #4051BB

triadic

#408EBB #BB408E #8EBB40

tetradic

#408EBB #AB40BB #BB6D40 #51BB40

square

#408EBB #AB40BB #BB6D40 #51BB40

split-complementary

#408EBB #BB4051 #BBAB40

monochromatic

#214960 #306B8D #408EBB #6CA9CD #99C4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#408EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#408EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EBB

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EBB	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.102 237.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afcf',
    500: '#408ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ebb;
$custom-light: #82afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.951,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61723,
    "c": 0.10222,
    "h": 237
  },
  "luminance": 0.24024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EBB

secondary

#C8A48F

accent

#814FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EBB

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

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