#408FC2#408FC2

#408FC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.109 H 240.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408FC2
RGB	rgb(64, 143, 194)
HSL	hsl(204, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 26.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.71, -7.95, -33.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.71, 34.50, 256.67°)
OKLab	oklab(62.3% -0.0543 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(62.3% 0.109 240.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6707, 24.6277, 54.6400)
Luminance	0.2463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408FC2 #C27340

analogous

#40C2B4 #408FC2 #404EC2

triadic

#408FC2 #C2408F #8FC240

tetradic

#408FC2 #B440C2 #C27340 #4EC240

square

#408FC2 #B440C2 #C27340 #4EC240

split-complementary

#408FC2 #C2404E #C2B440

monochromatic

#214B67 #306D95 #408FC2 #6EAAD1 #9DC5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#408FC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.93

#408FC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408FC2

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408FC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408FC2	1.00	3.54	5.93	5.93
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788FC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6682C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408fc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.109 240.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afd4',
    500: '#408fc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408fc2;
$custom-light: #83afd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408fc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.538,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62301,
    "c": 0.10901,
    "h": 240.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408FC2

secondary

#CCA992

accent

#854DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #408FC2

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

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