#409AC0#409AC0

#409AC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.102 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409AC0
RGB	rgb(64, 154, 192)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(198, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 19.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.89, -14.73, -27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.89, 31.20, 241.82°)
OKLab	oklab(64.8% -0.0664 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(64.8% 0.102 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.1806, 28.0045, 54.0427)
Luminance	0.2801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409AC0 #C06640

analogous

#40C0A6 #409AC0 #405AC0

triadic

#409AC0 #C0409A #9AC040

tetradic

#409AC0 #A640C0 #C06640 #5AC040

square

#409AC0 #A640C0 #C06640 #5AC040

split-complementary

#409AC0 #C0405A #C0A640

monochromatic

#215064 #307592 #409AC0 #6EB2CF #9CCBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#409AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.60

#409AC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409AC0

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409AC0	1.00	3.18	6.60	6.60
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8698C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758BBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 154, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.102 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b7d3',
    500: '#409ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409ac0;
$custom-light: #83b7d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.813,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64803,
    "c": 0.10165,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.28007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409AC0

secondary

#CBA291

accent

#774EDA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409AC0

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

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