#408FAE#408FAE

#408FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.090 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FAE
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.88, -14.54, -23.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.88, 27.62, 238.24°)
OKLab	oklab(61.36% -0.0614 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(61.36% 0.09 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5738, 23.7889, 43.5964)
Luminance	0.2379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FAE #AE5F40

analogous

#40AE96 #408FAE #4058AE

triadic

#408FAE #AE408F #8FAE40

tetradic

#408FAE #9640AE #AE5F40 #58AE40

square

#408FAE #9640AE #AE5F40 #58AE40

split-complementary

#408FAE #AE4058 #AE9640

monochromatic

#1F4555 #306A81 #408FAE #65ABC6 #92C3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#408FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#408FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FAE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FAE	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.090 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc6',
    500: '#408fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fae;
$custom-light: #80afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.909,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61361,
    "c": 0.08983,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FAE

secondary

#C29888

accent

#7752D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FAE

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

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