#409DC0#409DC0

#409DC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.101 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DC0
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 192)
HSL	hsl(196, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(196, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.79, -16.36, -26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.79, 30.82, 237.95°)
OKLab	oklab(65.52% -0.0695 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(65.52% 0.101 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6819, 29.0071, 54.2098)
Luminance	0.2901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DC0 #C06340

analogous

#40C0A3 #409DC0 #405DC0

triadic

#409DC0 #C0409D #9DC040

tetradic

#409DC0 #A340C0 #C06340 #5DC040

square

#409DC0 #A340C0 #C06340 #5DC040

split-complementary

#409DC0 #C0405D #C0A340

monochromatic

#215264 #307892 #409DC0 #6EB5CF #9CCCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#409DC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.80

#409DC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DC0

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DC0	1.00	3.09	6.80	6.80
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788DC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409dc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.101 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bad3',
    500: '#409dc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409dc0;
$custom-light: #83bad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409dc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.406,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65518,
    "c": 0.10081,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DC0

secondary

#CBA191

accent

#744EDA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DC0

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

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