#279DBD#279DBD

#279DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.109 H 221.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279DBD
RGB	rgb(39, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.08, -20.60, -25.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.08, 32.84, 231.14°)
OKLab	oklab(64.75% -0.0823 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(64.75% 0.109 221)
XYZ	xyz(22.0751, 28.2167, 52.4171)
Luminance	0.2822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279DBD #BD4727

analogous

#27BD92 #279DBD #2752BD

triadic

#279DBD #BD279D #9DBD27

tetradic

#279DBD #9227BD #BD4727 #52BD27

square

#279DBD #9227BD #BD4727 #52BD27

split-complementary

#279DBD #BD2752 #BD9227

monochromatic

#124958 #1D738A #279DBD #48BAD9 #7BCDE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#279DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.64

#279DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279DBD

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279DBD	1.00	3.16	6.64	6.64
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.109 221.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abad1',
    500: '#279dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279dbd;
$custom-light: #7abad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.8,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64748,
    "c": 0.10906,
    "h": 221
  },
  "luminance": 0.28219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279DBD

secondary

#CC8774

accent

#633FE9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279DBD

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

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