#279DBF#279DBF

#279DBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.110 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279DBF
RGB	rgb(39, 157, 191)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.16, -19.93, -26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.16, 33.22, 233.13°)
OKLab	oklab(64.84% -0.0815 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(64.84% 0.11 222.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2937, 28.3041, 53.5684)
Luminance	0.2831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279DBF #BF4927

analogous

#27BF95 #279DBF #2751BF

triadic

#279DBF #BF279D #9DBF27

tetradic

#279DBF #9527BF #BF4927 #51BF27

square

#279DBF #9527BF #BF4927 #51BF27

split-complementary

#279DBF #BF2751 #BF9527

monochromatic

#124959 #1D738C #279DBF #49BADA #7CCDE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#279DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.66

#279DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279DBF

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279DBF	1.00	3.15	6.66	6.66
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8999C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758BBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.110 222.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bbad2',
    500: '#279dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279dbf;
$custom-light: #7bbad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.421,
    "s": 66.087,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64837,
    "c": 0.11039,
    "h": 222.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279DBF

secondary

#CC8975

accent

#653FE9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279DBF

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

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