#278196#278196

#278196 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.088 H 216.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278196
RGB	rgb(39, 129, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(191, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 14%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, -18.79, -18.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 26.62, 225.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% -0.07 -0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.088 216.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1897, 18.3322, 31.6389)
Luminance	0.1833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278196 #963C27

analogous

#279673 #278196 #274A96

triadic

#278196 #962781 #819627

tetradic

#278196 #732796 #963C27 #4A9627

square

#278196 #732796 #963C27 #4A9627

split-complementary

#278196 #96274A #967327

monochromatic

#0E2D35 #1A5765 #278196 #34ABC7 #61C0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#278196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#278196 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278196

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278196	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 129, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.088 216.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a5b5',
    500: '#278196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278196;
$custom-light: #72a5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.351,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56057,
    "c": 0.0876,
    "h": 216.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278196

secondary

#BC6F5D

accent

#6346E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278196

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

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