#409FBD#409FBD

#409FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.098 H 222.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409FBD
RGB	rgb(64, 159, 189)
HSL	hsl(194, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(194, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.27, -18.38, -23.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.27, 29.99, 232.20°)
OKLab	oklab(65.87% -0.0727 -0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(65.87% 0.098 222.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6941, 29.5578, 52.5908)
Luminance	0.2956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#409FBD #BD5E40

analogous

#40BD9D #409FBD #4061BD

triadic

#409FBD #BD409F #9FBD40

tetradic

#409FBD #9D40BD #BD5E40 #61BD40

square

#409FBD #9D40BD #BD5E40 #61BD40

split-complementary

#409FBD #BD4061 #BD9D40

monochromatic

#215262 #31798F #409FBD #6DB6CD #9ACDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#409FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.91

#409FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409FBD

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409FBD	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)

#8E9BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 159, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.098 222.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bbd1',
    500: '#409fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409fbd;
$custom-light: #83bbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.4,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65866,
    "c": 0.09827,
    "h": 222.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409FBD

secondary

#C99E90

accent

#704FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #409FBD

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

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