#409BAF#409BAF

#409BAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.090 H 214.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409BAF
RGB	rgb(64, 155, 175)
HSL	hsl(191, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(191, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.55, -20.66, -18.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.55, 27.69, 221.75°)
OKLab	oklab(64.32% -0.074 -0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(64.32% 0.09 214.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5704, 27.6256, 44.7446)
Luminance	0.2763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409BAF #AF5440

analogous

#40AF8C #409BAF #4063AF

triadic

#409BAF #AF409B #9BAF40

tetradic

#409BAF #8C40AF #AF5440 #63AF40

square

#409BAF #8C40AF #AF5440 #63AF40

split-complementary

#409BAF #AF4063 #AF8C40

monochromatic

#1F4C55 #307382 #409BAF #65B5C7 #92CBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#409BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.53

#409BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409BAF

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409BAF	1.00	3.22	6.53	6.53
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D96B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 155, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.090 214.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b8c6',
    500: '#409baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409baf;
$custom-light: #81b8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.811,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64315,
    "c": 0.09002,
    "h": 214.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.27628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409BAF

secondary

#C39388

accent

#6A52D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409BAF

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

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