#409DC3#409DC3

#409DC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.103 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DC3
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 195)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.91, -15.39, -27.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.91, 31.62, 240.88°)
OKLab	oklab(65.65% -0.0684 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(65.65% 0.103 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0177, 29.1415, 55.9783)
Luminance	0.2914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DC3 #C36640

analogous

#40C3A8 #409DC3 #405BC3

triadic

#409DC3 #C3409D #9DC340

tetradic

#409DC3 #A840C3 #C36640 #5BC340

square

#409DC3 #A840C3 #C36640 #5BC340

split-complementary

#409DC3 #C3405B #C3A840

monochromatic

#215368 #2F7997 #409DC3 #6FB5D2 #9DCDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#409DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.83

#409DC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DC3

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DC3	1.00	3.08	6.83	6.83
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#899AC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778DC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.103 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bad5',
    500: '#409dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409dc3;
$custom-light: #84bad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.405,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65652,
    "c": 0.10322,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DC3

secondary

#CCA392

accent

#764CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DC3

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

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