#408FA1#408FA1

#408FA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.081 H 215.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FA1
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 161)
HSL	hsl(191, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 60%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 11.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -18.63, -16.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 25.08, 222.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.0666 -0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.081 215)
XYZ	xyz(18.3672, 23.3063, 37.2419)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FA1 #A15240

analogous

#40A183 #408FA1 #405FA1

triadic

#408FA1 #A1408F #8FA140

tetradic

#408FA1 #8340A1 #A15240 #5FA140

square

#408FA1 #8340A1 #A15240 #5FA140

split-complementary

#408FA1 #A1405F #A18340

monochromatic

#1D4149 #2F6875 #408FA1 #5FADBF #8BC4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#408FA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#408FA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FA1

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FA1	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7480A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.081 215.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fb0bc',
    500: '#408fa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fa1;
$custom-light: #7fb0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.134,
    "s": 43.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60807,
    "c": 0.08126,
    "h": 215
  },
  "luminance": 0.23308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FA1

secondary

#BC8C81

accent

#6C55D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FA1

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

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