#408FB8#408FB8

#408FB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.099 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FB8
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 184)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 22.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.28, -11.29, -28.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.28, 30.71, 248.44°)
OKLab	oklab(61.82% -0.0577 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(61.82% 0.099 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5852, 24.1935, 48.9231)
Luminance	0.2420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FB8 #B86940

analogous

#40B8A5 #408FB8 #4053B8

triadic

#408FB8 #B8408F #8FB840

tetradic

#408FB8 #A540B8 #B86940 #53B840

square

#408FB8 #A540B8 #B86940 #53B840

split-complementary

#408FB8 #B84053 #B8A540

monochromatic

#20485D #306C8B #408FB8 #6AAACB #97C4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#408FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#408FB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FB8

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FB8	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B82B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.099 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afcd',
    500: '#408fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fb8;
$custom-light: #81afcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.5,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61818,
    "c": 0.09873,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FB8

secondary

#C7A18D

accent

#7E50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FB8

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

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