#409CC1#409CC1

#409CC1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.102 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409CC1
RGB	rgb(64, 156, 193)
HSL	hsl(197, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 19.2%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.53, -15.49, -27.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.53, 31.20, 240.23°)
OKLab	oklab(65.32% -0.0681 -0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(65.32% 0.102 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.6246, 28.7146, 54.7392)
Luminance	0.2872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409CC1 #C16540

analogous

#40C1A5 #409CC1 #405CC1

triadic

#409CC1 #C1409C #9CC140

tetradic

#409CC1 #A540C1 #C16540 #5CC140

square

#409CC1 #A540C1 #C16540 #5CC140

split-complementary

#409CC1 #C1405C #C1A540

monochromatic

#215266 #307794 #409CC1 #6EB4D0 #9CCCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#409CC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#409CC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409CC1

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409CC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409CC1	1.00	3.11	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8999C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409cc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 156, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.102 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b9d3',
    500: '#409cc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409cc1;
$custom-light: #83b9d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409cc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.209,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65324,
    "c": 0.10187,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409CC1

secondary

#CBA292

accent

#764DDA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409CC1

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

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