#409BC6#409BC6

#409BC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.107 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409BC6
RGB	rgb(64, 155, 198)
HSL	hsl(199, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(199, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.43, -13.32, -30.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.43, 32.86, 246.09°)
OKLab	oklab(65.32% -0.0652 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(65.32% 0.107 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0247, 28.6073, 57.6707)
Luminance	0.2861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409BC6 #C66B40

analogous

#40C6AE #409BC6 #4058C6

triadic

#409BC6 #C6409B #9BC640

tetradic

#409BC6 #AE40C6 #C66B40 #58C640

square

#409BC6 #AE40C6 #C66B40 #58C640

split-complementary

#409BC6 #C64058 #C6AE40

monochromatic

#20536C #2E789B #409BC6 #6FB4D4 #9ECCE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#409BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#409BC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409BC6

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409BC6	1.00	3.12	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8699C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#738CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 155, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.107 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b8d7',
    500: '#409bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409bc6;
$custom-light: #84b8d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.254,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65315,
    "c": 0.10656,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409BC6

secondary

#CEA693

accent

#7A4ADD

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409BC6

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

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