#279DB4#279DB4

#279DB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.104 H 214.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279DB4
RGB	rgb(39, 157, 180)
HSL	hsl(190, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(190, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.74, -23.59, -21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.74, 31.60, 221.71°)
OKLab	oklab(64.36% -0.0859 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(64.36% 0.104 214.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1283, 27.8380, 47.4309)
Luminance	0.2784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279DB4 #B43E27

analogous

#27B484 #279DB4 #2757B4

triadic

#279DB4 #B4279D #9DB427

tetradic

#279DB4 #8427B4 #B43E27 #57B427

square

#279DB4 #8427B4 #B43E27 #57B427

split-complementary

#279DB4 #B42757 #B48427

monochromatic

#11454F #1C7182 #279DB4 #42BED6 #74CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#279DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#279DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279DB4

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279DB4	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D98B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.104 214.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79baca',
    500: '#279db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279db4;
$custom-light: #79baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.787,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6436,
    "c": 0.10399,
    "h": 214.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279DB4

secondary

#C87D6F

accent

#5C40E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279DB4

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

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