#408FBD#408FBD

#408FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.104 H 237.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FBD
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(202, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.49, -9.63, -31.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.49, 32.53, 252.78°)
OKLab	oklab(62.06% -0.056 -0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(62.06% 0.104 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1186, 24.4068, 51.7323)
Luminance	0.2441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#408FBD #BD6E40

analogous

#40BDAD #408FBD #4051BD

triadic

#408FBD #BD408F #8FBD40

tetradic

#408FBD #AD40BD #BD6E40 #51BD40

square

#408FBD #AD40BD #BD6E40 #51BD40

split-complementary

#408FBD #BD4051 #BDAD40

monochromatic

#214A62 #316C8F #408FBD #6DAACD #9AC4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#408FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#408FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FBD

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FBD	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.104 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afd1',
    500: '#408fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fbd;
$custom-light: #82afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.08,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62056,
    "c": 0.10372,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FBD

secondary

#C9A590

accent

#824FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FBD

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

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