#277996#277996

#277996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.089 H 225.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277996
RGB	rgb(39, 121, 150)
HSL	hsl(196, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 19.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, -14.39, -22.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 26.90, 237.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% -0.0617 -0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.089 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1768, 16.3066, 31.3013)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277996 #964427

analogous

#27967C #277996 #274196

triadic

#277996 #962779 #799627

tetradic

#277996 #7C2796 #964427 #419627

square

#277996 #7C2796 #964427 #419627

split-complementary

#277996 #962741 #967C27

monochromatic

#0E2B35 #1A5265 #277996 #34A0C7 #61B8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#277996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#277996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277996

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277996	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697797

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 121, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.089 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719fb5',
    500: '#277996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277996;
$custom-light: #719fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.676,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54033,
    "c": 0.08868,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277996

secondary

#BC765D

accent

#6F46E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277996

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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