#409DC4#409DC4

#409DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.104 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DC4
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 196)
HSL	hsl(198, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.95, -15.06, -28.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.95, 31.90, 241.83°)
OKLab	oklab(65.7% -0.068 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(65.7% 0.104 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1312, 29.1868, 56.5757)
Luminance	0.2919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DC4 #C46740

analogous

#40C4A9 #409DC4 #405BC4

triadic

#409DC4 #C4409D #9DC440

tetradic

#409DC4 #A940C4 #C46740 #5BC440

square

#409DC4 #A940C4 #C46740 #5BC440

split-complementary

#409DC4 #C4405B #C4A940

monochromatic

#205469 #2F7998 #409DC4 #6FB5D2 #9ECDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#409DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.84

#409DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DC4

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DC4	1.00	3.07	6.84	6.84
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#899BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778DC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.104 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bad6',
    500: '#409dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409dc4;
$custom-light: #84bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.727,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65697,
    "c": 0.10406,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DC4

secondary

#CDA493

accent

#764CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DC4

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

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