#409FBE#409FBE

#409FBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.099 H 223.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409FBE
RGB	rgb(64, 159, 190)
HSL	hsl(195, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(195, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.31, -18.07, -24.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.31, 30.20, 233.26°)
OKLab	oklab(65.91% -0.0723 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(65.91% 0.099 223)
XYZ	xyz(23.8030, 29.6014, 53.1644)
Luminance	0.2960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#409FBE #BE5F40

analogous

#40BE9E #409FBE #4060BE

triadic

#409FBE #BE409F #9FBE40

tetradic

#409FBE #9E40BE #BE5F40 #60BE40

square

#409FBE #9E40BE #BE5F40 #60BE40

split-complementary

#409FBE #BE4060 #BE9E40

monochromatic

#215262 #317990 #409FBE #6DB6CE #9BCDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#409FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#409FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409FBE

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409FBE	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	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)

#8D9BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 159, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.099 223.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.762,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65909,
    "c": 0.09895,
    "h": 223
  },
  "luminance": 0.29604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409FBE

secondary

#C99E90

accent

#714FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #409FBE

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

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