#409DB9#409DB9

#409DB9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.096 H 221.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DB9
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 185)
HSL	hsl(194, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(194, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.52, -18.59, -22.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.52, 29.26, 230.56°)
OKLab	oklab(65.22% -0.0722 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(65.22% 0.096 221.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9247, 28.7043, 50.2218)
Luminance	0.2871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DB9 #B95C40

analogous

#40B999 #409DB9 #4061B9

triadic

#409DB9 #B9409D #9DB940

tetradic

#409DB9 #9940B9 #B95C40 #61B940

square

#409DB9 #9940B9 #B95C40 #61B940

split-complementary

#409DB9 #B94061 #B99940

monochromatic

#21505E #30768C #409DB9 #6BB5CC #98CCDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#409DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#409DB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DB9

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DB9	1.00	3.12	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.12	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)

#8C99BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.096 221.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82bace',
    500: '#409db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409db9;
$custom-light: #82bace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.884,
    "s": 48.594,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65215,
    "c": 0.09579,
    "h": 221.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DB9

secondary

#C79B8E

accent

#6F50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DB9

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

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