#409CC0#409CC0

#409CC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.101 H 227.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409CC0
RGB	rgb(64, 156, 192)
HSL	hsl(197, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 18.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.49, -15.82, -26.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.49, 30.93, 239.25°)
OKLab	oklab(65.28% -0.0685 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(65.28% 0.101 227.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5134, 28.6702, 54.1536)
Luminance	0.2867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409CC0 #C06440

analogous

#40C0A4 #409CC0 #405CC0

triadic

#409CC0 #C0409C #9CC040

tetradic

#409CC0 #A440C0 #C06440 #5CC040

square

#409CC0 #A440C0 #C06440 #5CC040

split-complementary

#409CC0 #C0405C #C0A440

monochromatic

#215264 #307792 #409CC0 #6EB4CF #9CCCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#409CC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#409CC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409CC0

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409CC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409CC0	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)

#8999C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409cc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 156, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.101 227.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b9d3',
    500: '#409cc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409cc0;
$custom-light: #83b9d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409cc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.875,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6528,
    "c": 0.10106,
    "h": 227.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409CC0

secondary

#CBA191

accent

#754EDA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409CC0

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

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