#409DBD#409DBD

#409DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.099 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DBD
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(195, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(195, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.67, -17.32, -24.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.67, 30.10, 234.87°)
OKLab	oklab(65.39% -0.0706 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(65.39% 0.099 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3529, 28.8755, 52.4770)
Luminance	0.2888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DBD #BD6040

analogous

#40BD9F #409DBD #405FBD

triadic

#409DBD #BD409D #9DBD40

tetradic

#409DBD #9F40BD #BD6040 #5FBD40

square

#409DBD #9F40BD #BD6040 #5FBD40

split-complementary

#409DBD #BD405F #BD9F40

monochromatic

#215162 #31778F #409DBD #6DB5CD #9ACCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#409DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#409DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DBD

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DBD	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.099 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bad1',
    500: '#409dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409dbd;
$custom-light: #83bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.36,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65387,
    "c": 0.09855,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.28878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DBD

secondary

#C99E90

accent

#724FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DBD

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

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