#409ECD#409ECD
#409ECD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.112 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #409ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 158, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, -12.65, -32.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 34.53, 248.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.35% -0.0658 -0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.35% 0.112 233.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3563, 29.9487, 62.1901) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.88
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.17
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.80
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 9.55
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.55
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#409ECD #CD6F40
analogous
#40CDB5 #409ECD #4057CD
triadic
#409ECD #CD409E #9ECD40
tetradic
#409ECD #B540CD #CD6F40 #57CD40
square
#409ECD #B540CD #CD6F40 #57CD40
split-complementary
#409ECD #CD4057 #CDB540
monochromatic
#1E5874 #2B7CA5 #409ECD #71B7DA #A1CFE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#409ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#409ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #409ECD
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##409ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##409ECD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #409ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.112 233.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85badc',
500: '#409ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #409ecd; $custom-light: #85badc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#409ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 158,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66347,
"c": 0.11171,
"h": 233.9
},
"luminance": 0.29951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#409ECD
secondary
#D3AA96
accent
#7A46E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1115
muted
#7D8083