#409EC3#409EC3

#409EC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.103 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409EC3
RGB	rgb(64, 158, 195)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.20, -15.93, -27.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.20, 31.49, 239.62°)
OKLab	oklab(65.89% -0.0694 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(65.89% 0.103 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1876, 29.4812, 56.0349)
Luminance	0.2948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409EC3 #C36540

analogous

#40C3A7 #409EC3 #405CC3

triadic

#409EC3 #C3409E #9EC340

tetradic

#409EC3 #A740C3 #C36540 #5CC340

square

#409EC3 #A740C3 #C36540 #5CC340

split-complementary

#409EC3 #C3405C #C3A740

monochromatic

#215468 #2F7997 #409EC3 #6FB6D2 #9DCDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#409EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#409EC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409EC3

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409EC3	1.00	3.04	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9BC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788EC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.103 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bad5',
    500: '#409ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409ec3;
$custom-light: #84bad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.947,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6589,
    "c": 0.10293,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409EC3

secondary

#CCA392

accent

#754CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409EC3

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

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