#409EC4#409EC4

#409EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.104 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409EC4
RGB	rgb(64, 158, 196)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.24, -15.60, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.24, 31.76, 240.58°)
OKLab	oklab(65.93% -0.069 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(65.93% 0.104 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3010, 29.5266, 56.6323)
Luminance	0.2953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409EC4 #C46640

analogous

#40C4A8 #409EC4 #405CC4

triadic

#409EC4 #C4409E #9EC440

tetradic

#409EC4 #A840C4 #C46640 #5CC440

square

#409EC4 #A840C4 #C46640 #5CC440

split-complementary

#409EC4 #C4405C #C4A840

monochromatic

#205469 #2F7A98 #409EC4 #6FB6D2 #9ECDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#409EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.91

#409EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409EC4

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409EC4	1.00	3.04	6.91	6.91
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.104 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bad6',
    500: '#409ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409ec4;
$custom-light: #84bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.273,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65934,
    "c": 0.10375,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409EC4

secondary

#CDA393

accent

#754CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409EC4

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

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