All About Color #408CBF

#408CBF

About #408CBF

#408CBF is a medium blue color with the hex code #408CBF. In RGB it is red 64, green 140, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 66%, 27%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 3.67:1 on white and 5.72:1 on black.

#408CBF Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 8C, BF
CMYK66.49%, 26.70%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal64, 140, 191
HSL204°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal100, 214, 277
HSV (HSB)204.09°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary1000000, 10001100, 10111111
CIE-L*AB55.69, -7.25, -33.47
RGB Percent25.10%, 54.90%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH55.69, 34.24, 257.78
XYZ20.90, 23.61, 52.75
CIE-L*UV55.69, -29.74, -50.59
xyY0.21, 0.24, 23.61
Hunter-Lab48.59, -8.26, -30.35
RYB25.10%, 43.74%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#408CBF on a dark background: contrast 5.72:1, passes WCAG AA.
#408CBF on a light background: contrast 3.67:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#408CBF · #85B6D6 · #295A7A · #BF7340 · #D6A585

Analogous palette

#40BF73 · #40BFB3 · #408CBF · #404CBF · #7340BF

Triadic palette

#408CBF · #BF408C · #8CBF40 · #85B6D6 · #D685B6

Tetradic palette

#408CBF · #B240BF · #BF7340 · #4DBF40 · #295A7A

Monochromatic palette

#19384D · #2D6286 · #408CBF · #79AFD2 · #B3D1E6

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