#409AC2#409AC2

#409AC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.103 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409AC2
RGB	rgb(64, 154, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 20.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.97, -14.08, -28.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.97, 31.79, 243.71°)
OKLab	oklab(64.89% -0.0656 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(64.89% 0.103 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4037, 28.0937, 55.2177)
Luminance	0.2810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409AC2 #C26840

analogous

#40C2A9 #409AC2 #4059C2

triadic

#409AC2 #C2409A #9AC240

tetradic

#409AC2 #A940C2 #C26840 #59C240

square

#409AC2 #A940C2 #C26840 #59C240

split-complementary

#409AC2 #C24059 #C2A940

monochromatic

#215167 #307695 #409AC2 #6EB3D1 #9DCBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#409AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.62

#409AC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409AC2

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409AC2	1.00	3.17	6.62	6.62
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8698C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#748BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 154, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.103 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b7d4',
    500: '#409ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409ac2;
$custom-light: #83b7d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64894,
    "c": 0.10337,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409AC2

secondary

#CCA492

accent

#794DDB

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409AC2

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

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