#409EC5#409EC5

#409EC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.105 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409EC5
RGB	rgb(64, 158, 197)
HSL	hsl(198, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.28, -15.28, -28.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.28, 32.04, 241.52°)
OKLab	oklab(65.98% -0.0687 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(65.98% 0.105 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4152, 29.5723, 57.2338)
Luminance	0.2958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409EC5 #C56740

analogous

#40C5A9 #409EC5 #405BC5

triadic

#409EC5 #C5409E #9EC540

tetradic

#409EC5 #A940C5 #C56740 #5BC540

square

#409EC5 #A940C5 #C56740 #5BC540

split-complementary

#409EC5 #C5405B #C5A940

monochromatic

#20556A #2F7A99 #409EC5 #6FB6D3 #9ECEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#409EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#409EC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409EC5

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409EC5	1.00	3.04	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.105 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bad6',
    500: '#409ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409ec5;
$custom-light: #84bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.594,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65979,
    "c": 0.10457,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409EC5

secondary

#CEA493

accent

#764BDD

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409EC5

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

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