#408FAF#408FAF

#408FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.091 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FAF
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.92, -14.22, -24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.92, 27.89, 239.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.41% -0.061 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(61.41% 0.091 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6716, 23.8280, 44.1117)
Luminance	0.2383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FAF #AF6040

analogous

#40AF98 #408FAF #4058AF

triadic

#408FAF #AF408F #8FAF40

tetradic

#408FAF #9840AF #AF6040 #58AF40

square

#408FAF #9840AF #AF6040 #58AF40

split-complementary

#408FAF #AF4058 #AF9840

monochromatic

#1F4655 #306A82 #408FAF #65ABC7 #92C3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#408FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#408FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FAF

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FAF	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.091 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc7',
    500: '#408faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408faf;
$custom-light: #80afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.297,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61405,
    "c": 0.09064,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FAF

secondary

#C39988

accent

#7852D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FAF

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

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