#409DB8#409DB8

#409DB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.095 H 220.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DB8
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 184)
HSL	hsl(194, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(194, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.48, -18.90, -22.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.48, 29.08, 229.45°)
OKLab	oklab(65.17% -0.0726 -0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(65.17% 0.095 220.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.8195, 28.6622, 49.6678)
Luminance	0.2867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DB8 #B85B40

analogous

#40B897 #409DB8 #4061B8

triadic

#409DB8 #B8409D #9DB840

tetradic

#409DB8 #9740B8 #B85B40 #61B840

square

#409DB8 #9740B8 #B85B40 #61B840

split-complementary

#409DB8 #B84061 #B89740

monochromatic

#20505D #30768B #409DB8 #6AB5CB #97CCDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#409DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#409DB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DB8

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DB8	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)

#8D99B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.095 220.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82bacd',
    500: '#409db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409db8;
$custom-light: #82bacd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.5,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65172,
    "c": 0.09515,
    "h": 220.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DB8

secondary

#C79A8D

accent

#6E50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DB8

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

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