#408FA6#408FA6

#408FA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.084 H 219.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FA6
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 166)
HSL	hsl(194, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 13.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.57, -17.08, -19.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.57, 25.83, 228.61°)
OKLab	oklab(61.02% -0.0645 -0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(61.02% 0.084 219.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8170, 23.4862, 39.6106)
Luminance	0.2349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FA6 #A65740

analogous

#40A68A #408FA6 #405CA6

triadic

#408FA6 #A6408F #8FA640

tetradic

#408FA6 #8A40A6 #A65740 #5CA640

square

#408FA6 #8A40A6 #A65740 #5CA640

split-complementary

#408FA6 #A6405C #A68A40

monochromatic

#1E434E #2F697A #408FA6 #61ACC2 #8DC3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#408FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#408FA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FA6

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FA6	1.00	3.69	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7280A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.084 219.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fb0c0',
    500: '#408fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fa6;
$custom-light: #7fb0c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.529,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61015,
    "c": 0.08408,
    "h": 219.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FA6

secondary

#BE9184

accent

#7154D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FA6

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

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