#408FC9#408FC9
#408FC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.117 H 243.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #408FC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 143, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 28.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, -5.58, -37.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 37.45, 261.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.65% -0.0521 -0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.65% 0.117 243.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4754, 24.9496, 58.8783) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.51
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.10
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.48
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.94
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#408FC9 #C97A40
analogous
#40C9BE #408FC9 #404BC9
triadic
#408FC9 #C9408F #8FC940
tetradic
#408FC9 #BE40C9 #C97A40 #4BC940
square
#408FC9 #BE40C9 #C97A40 #4BC940
split-complementary
#408FC9 #C9404B #C9BE40
monochromatic
#1F4D6F #2D6F9F #408FC9 #70ABD6 #9FC7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#408FC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#408FC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #408FC9
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##408FC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##408FC9 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7590CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6283C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #408fc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 143, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.117 243.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84afd9',
500: '#408fc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #408fc9; $custom-light: #84afd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#408fc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 143,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.401,
"s": 55.918,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62654,
"c": 0.11681,
"h": 243.5
},
"luminance": 0.24952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#408FC9
secondary
#D0AE94
accent
#8849DF
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83