#408ECF#408ECF
#408ECF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.125 H 246.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #408ECF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 142, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 31.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, -2.94, -40.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 40.54, 265.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% -0.0493 -0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.125 246.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0456, 24.9385, 62.6185) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.23
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.66
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.82
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.13
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.52
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#408ECF #CF8140
analogous
#40CFC9 #408ECF #4046CF
triadic
#408ECF #CF408E #8ECF40
tetradic
#408ECF #C940CF #CF8140 #46CF40
square
#408ECF #C940CF #CF8140 #46CF40
split-complementary
#408ECF #CF4046 #CFC940
monochromatic
#1E4E77 #2A6FA8 #408ECF #71ABDB #A2C8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#408ECF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#408ECF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #408ECF
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##408ECF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##408ECF | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7190D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D83CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #408ecf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 142, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.125 246.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85aede',
500: '#408ecf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #408ecf; $custom-light: #85aede; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#408ecf",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 142,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.273,
"s": 59.833,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62738,
"c": 0.1246,
"h": 246.7
},
"luminance": 0.24941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#408ECF
secondary
#D4B397
accent
#8D45E3
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83