All About Color #408ACE

#408ACE

About #408ACE

#408ACE is a medium blue color with the hex code #408ACE. In RGB it is red 64, green 138, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 59%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 69%, 33%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 3.66:1 on white and 5.74:1 on black.

#408ACE Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 8A, CE
CMYK68.93%, 33.01%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal64, 138, 206
HSL209°, 59%, 53%
RGB Octal100, 212, 316
HSV (HSB)208.73°, 68.93%, 80.78%
RGB Binary1000000, 10001010, 11001110
CIE-L*AB55.81, -0.94, -41.78
RGB Percent25.10%, 54.12%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH55.81, 41.79, 268.71
XYZ22.34, 23.72, 61.79
CIE-L*UV55.81, -28.47, -64.91
xyY0.21, 0.22, 23.72
Hunter-Lab48.71, -3.35, -41.13
RYB25.10%, 44.18%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#408ACE on a dark background: contrast 5.74:1, passes WCAG AA.
#408ACE on a light background: contrast 3.66:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #408ACE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#408ACE · #89B7E1 · #255B8E · #CE8540 · #E1B489

Analogous palette

#40CE85 · #40CECC · #408ACE · #4043CE · #8540CE

Triadic palette

#408ACE · #CE408A · #8ACE40 · #89B7E1 · #E189B7

Tetradic palette

#408ACE · #CC40CE · #CE8540 · #43CE40 · #255B8E

Monochromatic palette

#183C5D · #28639A · #408ACE · #7DAFDE · #BAD5ED

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