#279DBB#279DBB

#279DBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.108 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279DBB
RGB	rgb(39, 157, 187)
HSL	hsl(192, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(192, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 16%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.01, -21.27, -24.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.01, 32.49, 229.10°)
OKLab	oklab(64.66% -0.083 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(64.66% 0.108 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8595, 28.1304, 51.2817)
Luminance	0.2813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279DBB #BB4527

analogous

#27BB8F #279DBB #2753BB

triadic

#279DBB #BB279D #9DBB27

tetradic

#279DBB #8F27BB #BB4527 #53BB27

square

#279DBB #8F27BB #BB4527 #53BB27

split-complementary

#279DBB #BB2753 #BB8F27

monochromatic

#124856 #1C7288 #279DBB #47BBD9 #79CEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#279DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.63

#279DBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279DBB

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279DBB	1.00	3.17	6.63	6.63
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B99BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.108 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abacf',
    500: '#279dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279dbb;
$custom-light: #7abacf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.162,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6466,
    "c": 0.1078,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279DBB

secondary

#CB8573

accent

#623FE8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279DBB

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

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