#408FAC#408FAC

#408FAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.088 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FAC
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 172)
HSL	hsl(196, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 16.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.80, -15.18, -22.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.80, 27.11, 235.95°)
OKLab	oklab(61.27% -0.0622 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(61.27% 0.088 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3803, 23.7115, 42.5772)
Luminance	0.2371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FAC #AC5D40

analogous

#40AC93 #408FAC #4059AC

triadic

#408FAC #AC408F #8FAC40

tetradic

#408FAC #9340AC #AC5D40 #59AC40

square

#408FAC #9340AC #AC5D40 #59AC40

split-complementary

#408FAC #AC4059 #AC9340

monochromatic

#1F4553 #2F6A7F #408FAC #64ABC5 #91C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#408FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#408FAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FAC

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FAC	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)

#7F8CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.088 225.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.111,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61273,
    "c": 0.08827,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FAC

secondary

#C19687

accent

#7652D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FAC

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

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