#408EC7#408EC7

#408EC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.115 H 243.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408EC7
RGB	rgb(64, 142, 199)
HSL	hsl(205, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.64, -5.69, -36.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.64, 36.95, 261.15°)
OKLab	oklab(62.32% -0.0517 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(62.32% 0.115 243.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0922, 24.5572, 57.5975)
Luminance	0.2456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408EC7 #C77940

analogous

#40C7BC #408EC7 #404BC7

triadic

#408EC7 #C7408E #8EC740

tetradic

#408EC7 #BC40C7 #C77940 #4BC740

square

#408EC7 #BC40C7 #C77940 #4BC740

split-complementary

#408EC7 #C7404B #C7BC40

monochromatic

#204C6D #2E6D9C #408EC7 #6FAAD5 #9FC6E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#408EC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#408EC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408EC7

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408EC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408EC7	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748FCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6282C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408ec7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.115 243.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aed8',
    500: '#408ec7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408ec7;
$custom-light: #83aed8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408ec7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.333,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6232,
    "c": 0.11527,
    "h": 243.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408EC7

secondary

#CFAD94

accent

#884ADE

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408EC7

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

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