#0408CD Color

#0408CD is rgb(4, 8, 205) in RGB, hsl(239, 96%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 96%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0408CD

HEX#0408CD

RGBrgb(4, 8, 205)

HSLhsl(239, 96%, 41%)

HSVhsv(239, 98%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 96%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(38.8% 0.263 264.5)

LABlab(23.34% 56.21 -93.88)

LCHlch(23.34% 109.43 300.91)

What #0408CD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0408CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 2.18 Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 12.83 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 16.32 Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 18.65 Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 18.99 Duke Blue#00009CΔE 20.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#0408CD Channel Values

How #0408CD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 4 · G 8 · B 205	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 239° · S 96% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 239° · S 98% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 98% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.93:1 vs white · 1.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0408CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0408CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0408CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #0408CD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0408CD.

How #0408CD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0408CD

Protanopia#0707CD

Protanomaly#0608CD

Deuteranopia#0707CD

Deuteranomaly#0607CD

Tritanopia#004F4F

Tritanomaly#003E93

Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #0408CD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0408cd: #0408CD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0408CD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0408cd': '#0408CD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.031, blue: 0.804)

Android XML<color name="color_0408cd">#0408CD</color>

SVG fillfill="#0408CD"

More Blue Colors

#0408CD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#0408CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0408CD?

#0408CD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(4, 8, 205) in RGB and hsl(239, 96%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #0408CD?

#0408CD is rgb(4, 8, 205) — red 4, green 8, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0408CD?

#0408CD converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 96%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0408CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0408CD scores 10.93:1 against white and 1.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0408CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0408CD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 2.18, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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