#279CBD#279CBD

#279CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.109 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279CBD
RGB	rgb(39, 156, 189)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.78, -20.08, -26.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.78, 32.88, 232.36°)
OKLab	oklab(64.5% -0.0813 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(64.5% 0.109 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9066, 27.8797, 52.3610)
Luminance	0.2788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279CBD #BD4827

analogous

#27BD93 #279CBD #2751BD

triadic

#279CBD #BD279C #9CBD27

tetradic

#279CBD #9327BD #BD4827 #51BD27

square

#279CBD #9327BD #BD4827 #51BD27

split-complementary

#279CBD #BD2751 #BD9327

monochromatic

#124858 #1D728A #279CBD #48B9D9 #7BCDE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#279CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.58

#279CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279CBD

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279CBD	1.00	3.19	6.58	6.58
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 156, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.109 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab9d1',
    500: '#279cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279cbd;
$custom-light: #7ab9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.2,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64504,
    "c": 0.10924,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279CBD

secondary

#CC8774

accent

#643FE9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279CBD

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

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