#279CBB#279CBB

#279CBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.108 H 220.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279CBB
RGB	rgb(39, 156, 187)
HSL	hsl(193, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(193, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.70, -20.75, -25.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.70, 32.51, 230.34°)
OKLab	oklab(64.42% -0.0821 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(64.42% 0.108 220.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.6910, 27.7934, 51.2255)
Luminance	0.2780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279CBB #BB4627

analogous

#27BB90 #279CBB #2752BB

triadic

#279CBB #BB279C #9CBB27

tetradic

#279CBB #9027BB #BB4627 #52BB27

square

#279CBB #9027BB #BB4627 #52BB27

split-complementary

#279CBB #BB2752 #BB9027

monochromatic

#124856 #1C7288 #279CBB #47BAD9 #79CDE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#279CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#279CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279CBB

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279CBB	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 156, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.108 220.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab9cf',
    500: '#279cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279cbb;
$custom-light: #7ab9cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.568,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64415,
    "c": 0.10793,
    "h": 220.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279CBB

secondary

#CB8573

accent

#633FE8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279CBB

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

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