#408FA0#408FA0

#408FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.081 H 214.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FA0
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 160)
HSL	hsl(191, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 60%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -18.94, -16.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 24.96, 220.67°)
OKLab	oklab(60.77% -0.067 -0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(60.77% 0.081 214)
XYZ	xyz(18.2794, 23.2712, 36.7793)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FA0 #A05140

analogous

#40A081 #408FA0 #405FA0

triadic

#408FA0 #A0408F #8FA040

tetradic

#408FA0 #8140A0 #A05140 #5FA040

square

#408FA0 #8140A0 #A05140 #5FA040

split-complementary

#408FA0 #A0405F #A08140

monochromatic

#1D4149 #2F6874 #408FA0 #5EAEBF #8AC4D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#408FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FA0

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FA0	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828BA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7480A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.081 214.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eb0bc',
    500: '#408fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fa0;
$custom-light: #7eb0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.625,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60766,
    "c": 0.08077,
    "h": 214
  },
  "luminance": 0.23273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FA0

secondary

#BB8B81

accent

#6B55D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FA0

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

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