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#408ea2 color: Winter Time

#408ea2 is rgb(64, 142, 162) in RGB and oklch(60.603% 0.08165 217.188) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

60.6%
0.082
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #408ea2

#408ea2 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Winter Time (#4090a2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #408ea2 mixed with white

  1. 408ea2
  2. 5699ab
  3. 6aa4b4
  4. 7dafbe
  5. 8fbac7
  6. a2c6d0
  7. b5d1d9
  8. c7dce3
  9. dae8ec
  10. ecf3f6

Darker: #408ea2 mixed with black

  1. 408ea2
  2. 367b8c
  3. 2d6877
  4. 245663
  5. 1b444f
  6. 13343c
  7. 0b242a
  8. 051519
  9. 01070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #408ea2 with less saturation

  1. 408ea2
  2. 498d9f
  3. 528c9c
  4. 598b99
  5. 608a95
  6. 668892
  7. 6c878f
  8. 72868c
  9. 788588
  10. 7d8385

Questions about #408ea2

What color is #408ea2?

#408ea2 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Winter Time. In RGB it is rgb(64, 142, 162), in HSL hsl(192.24, 43.36%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.603% 0.08165 217.188).

What colors go well with #408ea2?

The complementary color of #408ea2 is #ad705f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e928a and #5987b1. The triadic partners are #a26f94 and #908246.

Is white or black text more readable on #408ea2?

White text reads better on #408ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #408ea2 a warm or cool color?

#408ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.082.