#279EBF#279EBF

#279EBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.110 H 221.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279EBF
RGB	rgb(39, 158, 191)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.47, -20.46, -26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.47, 33.17, 231.91°)
OKLab	oklab(65.08% -0.0824 -0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(65.08% 0.11 221.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4636, 28.6439, 53.6250)
Luminance	0.2865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279EBF #BF4827

analogous

#27BF94 #279EBF #2752BF

triadic

#279EBF #BF279E #9EBF27

tetradic

#279EBF #9427BF #BF4827 #52BF27

square

#279EBF #9427BF #BF4827 #52BF27

split-complementary

#279EBF #BF2752 #BF9427

monochromatic

#124A59 #1D748C #279EBF #49BBDA #7CCEE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#279EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#279EBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279EBF

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279EBF	1.00	3.12	6.73	6.73
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 158, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.110 221.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.026,
    "s": 66.087,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65081,
    "c": 0.11021,
    "h": 221.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279EBF

secondary

#CC8875

accent

#643FE9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279EBF

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

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