#408FBF#408FBF

#408FBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.106 H 238.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FBF
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 191)
HSL	hsl(203, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 25.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.58, -8.96, -32.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.58, 33.30, 254.39°)
OKLab	oklab(62.15% -0.0553 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(62.15% 0.106 238.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3372, 24.4943, 52.8835)
Luminance	0.2450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FBF #BF7040

analogous

#40BFAF #408FBF #4050BF

triadic

#408FBF #BF408F #8FBF40

tetradic

#408FBF #AF40BF #BF7040 #50BF40

square

#408FBF #AF40BF #BF7040 #50BF40

split-complementary

#408FBF #BF4050 #BFAF40

monochromatic

#214A63 #316D91 #408FBF #6EAACE #9CC5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#408FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#408FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FBF

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FBF	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6782BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.106 238.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afd2',
    500: '#408fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fbf;
$custom-light: #82afd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.677,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62153,
    "c": 0.10581,
    "h": 238.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FBF

secondary

#CAA691

accent

#834ED9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FBF

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

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