#408EBE#408EBE

#408EBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.105 H 238.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EBE
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(203, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.24, -8.73, -32.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.24, 33.20, 254.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.87% -0.0546 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(61.87% 0.105 238.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0780, 24.1515, 52.2561)
Luminance	0.2415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EBE #BE7040

analogous

#40BEAF #408EBE #404FBE

triadic

#408EBE #BE408E #8EBE40

tetradic

#408EBE #AF40BE #BE7040 #4FBE40

square

#408EBE #AF40BE #BE7040 #4FBE40

split-complementary

#408EBE #BE404F #BEAF40

monochromatic

#214A62 #316C90 #408EBE #6DA9CE #9BC4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#408EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#408EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EBE

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EBE	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.105 238.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.857,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61869,
    "c": 0.10536,
    "h": 238.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EBE

secondary

#C9A690

accent

#834FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EBE

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

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