#409FAB#409FAB
#409FAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.090 H 206.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #409FAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 159, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 46%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 7%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.63, -23.94, -14.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.63, 28.01, 211.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.14% -0.08 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.14% 0.09 206.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8601, 28.8242, 42.9318) |
| Luminance | 0.2883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.59
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.09
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.97
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.55
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#409FAB #AB4C40
analogous
#40AB81 #409FAB #4069AB
triadic
#409FAB #AB409F #9FAB40
tetradic
#409FAB #8140AB #AB4C40 #69AB40
square
#409FAB #8140AB #AB4C40 #69AB40
split-complementary
#409FAB #AB4069 #AB8140
monochromatic
#1F4C52 #2F767E #409FAB #63BAC5 #90CED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#409FAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.77
#409FAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #409FAB
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##409FAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##409FAB | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.77 | 6.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #409fab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 159, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.090 206.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bbc4',
500: '#409fab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #409fab; $custom-light: #81bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#409fab",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 159,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.729,
"s": 45.532,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65135,
"c": 0.08959,
"h": 206.7
},
"luminance": 0.28827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#409FAB
secondary
#C18D86
accent
#6153D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181