#408FBE#408FBE

#408FBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.105 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FBE
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 190)
HSL	hsl(202, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.54, -9.30, -31.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.54, 32.91, 253.59°)
OKLab	oklab(62.1% -0.0556 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.105 237.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2275, 24.4504, 52.3059)
Luminance	0.2445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#408FBE #BE6F40

analogous

#40BEAE #408FBE #4050BE

triadic

#408FBE #BE408F #8FBE40

tetradic

#408FBE #AE40BE #BE6F40 #50BE40

square

#408FBE #AE40BE #BE6F40 #50BE40

split-complementary

#408FBE #BE4050 #BEAE40

monochromatic

#214A62 #316D90 #408FBE #6DAACE #9BC5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#408FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#408FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FBE

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FBE	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.105 237.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.381,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62104,
    "c": 0.10476,
    "h": 237.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FBE

secondary

#C9A690

accent

#824FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FBE

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

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