#408EBD#408EBD

#408EBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.104 H 238.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EBD
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(203, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.20, -9.07, -31.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.20, 32.81, 253.96°)
OKLab	oklab(61.82% -0.0549 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(61.82% 0.104 238.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9691, 24.1079, 51.6824)
Luminance	0.2411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EBD #BD6F40

analogous

#40BDAE #408EBD #4050BD

triadic

#408EBD #BD408E #8EBD40

tetradic

#408EBD #AE40BD #BD6F40 #50BD40

square

#408EBD #AE40BD #BD6F40 #50BD40

split-complementary

#408EBD #BD4050 #BDAE40

monochromatic

#214962 #316C8F #408EBD #6DA9CD #9AC4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#408EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#408EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EBD

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EBD	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.104 238.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afd1',
    500: '#408ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ebd;
$custom-light: #82afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.56,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6182,
    "c": 0.1043,
    "h": 238.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EBD

secondary

#C9A590

accent

#834FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EBD

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

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