#408EC9 Color

#408EC9 is rgb(64, 142, 201) in RGB and hsl(206, 56%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#408EC9

HEX#408EC9

RGBrgb(64, 142, 201)

HSLhsl(206, 56%, 52%)

HSVhsv(206, 68%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.118 244.3)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 29%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #408EC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #408EC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#408EC9 Complementary#C97B40 Analogous#40C9C0 Analogous#4049C9 Triadic#C9408E Triadic#8EC940

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #408EC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C9ED1 #74ACD8 #90BDE0 #A7CBE6 #C3DCEE #DBEAF5

Shades

#327BB3 #2B6897 #23557B #1C4563 #143148 #0C1E2C

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