#408FBB#408FBB

#408FBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.102 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FBB
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 187)
HSL	hsl(201, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 23.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.41, -10.30, -30.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.41, 31.79, 251.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.96% -0.0567 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(61.96% 0.102 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9030, 24.3206, 50.5968)
Luminance	0.2432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FBB #BB6C40

analogous

#40BBAA #408FBB #4052BB

triadic

#408FBB #BB408F #8FBB40

tetradic

#408FBB #AA40BB #BB6C40 #52BB40

square

#408FBB #AA40BB #BB6C40 #52BB40

split-complementary

#408FBB #BB4052 #BBAA40

monochromatic

#214960 #306C8D #408FBB #6CAACD #99C4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#408FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#408FBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FBB

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FBB	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.102 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afcf',
    500: '#408fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fbb;
$custom-light: #82afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.463,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6196,
    "c": 0.10168,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FBB

secondary

#C8A38F

accent

#804FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FBB

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

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