#408EC0#408EC0

#408EC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.107 H 239.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EC0
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 192)
HSL	hsl(203, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 26%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, -8.06, -33.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 34.00, 256.29°)
OKLab	oklab(61.97% -0.0539 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(61.97% 0.107 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2981, 24.2395, 53.4152)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EC0 #C07240

analogous

#40C0B2 #408EC0 #404EC0

triadic

#408EC0 #C0408E #8EC040

tetradic

#408EC0 #B240C0 #C07240 #4EC040

square

#408EC0 #B240C0 #C07240 #4EC040

split-complementary

#408EC0 #C0404E #C0B240

monochromatic

#214A64 #306C92 #408EC0 #6EA9CF #9CC4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#408EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#408EC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EC0

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EC0	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6581BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.107 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afd3',
    500: '#408ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ec0;
$custom-light: #82afd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.438,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61967,
    "c": 0.10749,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EC0

secondary

#CBA891

accent

#854EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EC0

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

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