#279EBB#279EBB

#279EBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.108 H 218.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279EBB
RGB	rgb(39, 158, 187)
HSL	hsl(192, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(192, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.31, -21.80, -24.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.31, 32.49, 227.87°)
OKLab	oklab(64.91% -0.084 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(64.91% 0.108 218.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0294, 28.4702, 51.3383)
Luminance	0.2847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279EBB #BB4427

analogous

#27BB8E #279EBB #2754BB

triadic

#279EBB #BB279E #9EBB27

tetradic

#279EBB #8E27BB #BB4427 #54BB27

square

#279EBB #8E27BB #BB4427 #54BB27

split-complementary

#279EBB #BB2754 #BB8E27

monochromatic

#124856 #1C7388 #279EBB #47BCD9 #79CEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#279EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#279EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279EBB

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279EBB	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C99BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 158, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.108 218.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abbcf',
    500: '#279ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279ebb;
$custom-light: #7abbcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.757,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64905,
    "c": 0.1077,
    "h": 218.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279EBB

secondary

#CB8473

accent

#603FE8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279EBB

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

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