#409EBD#409EBD

#409EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.098 H 223.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409EBD
RGB	rgb(64, 158, 189)
HSL	hsl(195, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(195, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.97, -17.85, -24.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.97, 30.04, 233.53°)
OKLab	oklab(65.63% -0.0717 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(65.63% 0.098 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.5228, 29.2153, 52.5337)
Luminance	0.2922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409EBD #BD5F40

analogous

#40BD9E #409EBD #4060BD

triadic

#409EBD #BD409E #9EBD40

tetradic

#409EBD #9E40BD #BD5F40 #60BD40

square

#409EBD #9E40BD #BD5F40 #60BD40

split-complementary

#409EBD #BD4060 #BD9E40

monochromatic

#215262 #31788F #409EBD #6DB5CD #9ACCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#409EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.84

#409EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409EBD

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409EBD	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)

#8C9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.098 223.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.88,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65626,
    "c": 0.0984,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409EBD

secondary

#C99E90

accent

#714FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409EBD

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

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