#409CBF#409CBF

#409CBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.100 H 226.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409CBF
RGB	rgb(64, 156, 191)
HSL	hsl(197, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(197, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.45, -16.14, -26.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.45, 30.67, 238.25°)
OKLab	oklab(65.24% -0.0688 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(65.24% 0.1 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4030, 28.6260, 53.5721)
Luminance	0.2863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409CBF #BF6340

analogous

#40BFA2 #409CBF #405DBF

triadic

#409CBF #BF409C #9CBF40

tetradic

#409CBF #A240BF #BF6340 #5DBF40

square

#409CBF #A240BF #BF6340 #5DBF40

split-complementary

#409CBF #BF405D #BFA240

monochromatic

#215163 #317791 #409CBF #6EB4CE #9CCCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#409CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#409CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409CBF

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409CBF	1.00	3.12	6.73	6.73
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8999C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 156, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.100 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b9d2',
    500: '#409cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409cbf;
$custom-light: #83b9d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.535,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65235,
    "c": 0.10027,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409CBF

secondary

#CAA191

accent

#754ED9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409CBF

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

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