#408FB1#408FB1

#408FB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.092 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FB1
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 177)
HSL	hsl(198, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 19.2%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.99, -13.58, -25.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.99, 28.46, 241.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% -0.0603 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.092 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8695, 23.9072, 45.1539)
Luminance	0.2391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FB1 #B16240

analogous

#40B19B #408FB1 #4057B1

triadic

#408FB1 #B1408F #8FB140

tetradic

#408FB1 #9B40B1 #B16240 #57B140

square

#408FB1 #9B40B1 #B16240 #57B140

split-complementary

#408FB1 #B14057 #B19B40

monochromatic

#1F4657 #306B84 #408FB1 #66ABC8 #93C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#408FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#408FB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FB1

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FB1	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E81B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.092 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc8',
    500: '#408fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fb1;
$custom-light: #80afc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.053,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61495,
    "c": 0.09232,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FB1

secondary

#C39B89

accent

#7951D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FB1

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

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