#408FAD#408FAD

#408FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.089 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FAD
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.84, -14.86, -22.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.84, 27.36, 237.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.32% -0.0618 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(61.32% 0.089 226)
XYZ	xyz(19.4767, 23.7501, 43.0848)
Luminance	0.2375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#408FAD #AD5E40

analogous

#40AD95 #408FAD #4059AD

triadic

#408FAD #AD408F #8FAD40

tetradic

#408FAD #9540AD #AD5E40 #59AD40

square

#408FAD #9540AD #AD5E40 #59AD40

split-complementary

#408FAD #AD4059 #AD9540

monochromatic

#1F4554 #2F6A80 #408FAD #64ABC6 #91C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#408FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#408FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FAD

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FAD	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.089 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc5',
    500: '#408fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fad;
$custom-light: #80afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.514,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61317,
    "c": 0.08903,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.23752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FAD

secondary

#C29787

accent

#7652D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FAD

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

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