#409CBD#409CBD

#409CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.099 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409CBD
RGB	rgb(64, 156, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(196, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.37, -16.78, -25.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.37, 30.17, 236.21°)
OKLab	oklab(65.15% -0.0696 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(65.15% 0.099 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.1844, 28.5386, 52.4209)
Luminance	0.2854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409CBD #BD6140

analogous

#40BDA0 #409CBD #405EBD

triadic

#409CBD #BD409C #9CBD40

tetradic

#409CBD #A040BD #BD6140 #5EBD40

square

#409CBD #A040BD #BD6140 #5EBD40

split-complementary

#409CBD #BD405E #BDA040

monochromatic

#215162 #31768F #409CBD #6DB4CD #9ACBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#409CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.71

#409CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409CBD

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409CBD	1.00	3.13	6.71	6.71
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 156, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.099 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b9d1',
    500: '#409cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409cbd;
$custom-light: #83b9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.84,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65147,
    "c": 0.09873,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.28541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409CBD

secondary

#C99F90

accent

#734FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409CBD

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

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