#279BBD#279BBD

#279BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.109 H 222.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279BBD
RGB	rgb(39, 155, 189)
HSL	hsl(194, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.48, -19.55, -26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.48, 32.93, 233.59°)
OKLab	oklab(64.26% -0.0804 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(64.26% 0.109 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7395, 27.5455, 52.3053)
Luminance	0.2755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279BBD #BD4927

analogous

#27BD94 #279BBD #2750BD

triadic

#279BBD #BD279B #9BBD27

tetradic

#279BBD #9427BD #BD4927 #50BD27

square

#279BBD #9427BD #BD4927 #50BD27

split-complementary

#279BBD #BD2750 #BD9427

monochromatic

#124858 #1D718A #279BBD #48B8D9 #7BCCE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#279BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.51

#279BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279BBD

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279BBD	1.00	3.23	6.51	6.51
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8797BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7489BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 155, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.109 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab8d1',
    500: '#279bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279bbd;
$custom-light: #7ab8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.6,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64259,
    "c": 0.10944,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279BBD

secondary

#CC8874

accent

#663FE9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279BBD

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

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