#408FAB#408FAB

#408FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.088 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FAB
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(196, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.76, -15.50, -21.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.76, 26.87, 234.77°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.0626 -0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.088 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2846, 23.6732, 42.0733)
Luminance	0.2367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FAB #AB5C40

analogous

#40AB91 #408FAB #4059AB

triadic

#408FAB #AB408F #8FAB40

tetradic

#408FAB #9140AB #AB5C40 #59AB40

square

#408FAB #9140AB #AB5C40 #59AB40

split-complementary

#408FAB #AB4059 #AB9140

monochromatic

#1F4552 #2F6A7E #408FAB #63ABC5 #90C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#408FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#408FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FAB

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FAB	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.088 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc4',
    500: '#408fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fab;
$custom-light: #80afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.701,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61229,
    "c": 0.08751,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FAB

secondary

#C19586

accent

#7553D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FAB

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

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