#409FC5#409FC5

#409FC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.104 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409FC5
RGB	rgb(64, 159, 197)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.58, -15.82, -27.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.58, 31.90, 240.28°)
OKLab	oklab(66.22% -0.0697 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(66.22% 0.104 228)
XYZ	xyz(24.5865, 29.9148, 57.2909)
Luminance	0.2992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409FC5 #C56640

analogous

#40C5A8 #409FC5 #405CC5

triadic

#409FC5 #C5409F #9FC540

tetradic

#409FC5 #A840C5 #C56640 #5CC540

square

#409FC5 #A840C5 #C56640 #5CC540

split-complementary

#409FC5 #C5405C #C5A840

monochromatic

#20556A #2F7B99 #409FC5 #6FB7D3 #9ECEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#409FC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.98

#409FC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409FC5

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409FC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409FC5	1.00	3.01	6.98	6.98
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798FC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AAAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409fc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 159, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.104 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bbd6',
    500: '#409fc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409fc5;
$custom-light: #84bbd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409fc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66217,
    "c": 0.10426,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.29917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409FC5

secondary

#CEA493

accent

#754BDD

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #409FC5

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

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