#408EBF#408EBF

#408EBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.106 H 239.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EBF
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 191)
HSL	hsl(203, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.28, -8.39, -32.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.28, 33.60, 255.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.92% -0.0543 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(61.92% 0.106 239.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1877, 24.1954, 52.8337)
Luminance	0.2420 (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

#408EBF #BF7140

analogous

#40BFB1 #408EBF #404EBF

triadic

#408EBF #BF408E #8EBF40

tetradic

#408EBF #B140BF #BF7140 #4EBF40

square

#408EBF #B140BF #BF7140 #4EBF40

split-complementary

#408EBF #BF404E #BFB140

monochromatic

#214A63 #316C91 #408EBF #6EA9CE #9CC4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#408EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#408EBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EBF

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EBF	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.106 239.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afd2',
    500: '#408ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ebf;
$custom-light: #82afd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.15,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61918,
    "c": 0.10642,
    "h": 239.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EBF

secondary

#CAA791

accent

#844ED9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EBF

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

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