#408BC9 Color

#408BC9 is rgb(64, 139, 201) in RGB and hsl(207, 56%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#408BC9

HEX#408BC9

RGBrgb(64, 139, 201)

HSLhsl(207, 56%, 52%)

HSVhsv(207, 68%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.12 246.4)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 31%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #408BC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #408BC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#408BC9 Complementary#C97E40 Analogous#40C9C2 Analogous#4047C9 Triadic#C9408B Triadic#8BC940

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #408BC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C9CD1 #74ABD8 #90BCE0 #A7CAE6 #C3DBEE #DBE9F5

Shades

#3279B3 #2B6697 #23537B #1C4363 #143048 #0C1E2C

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