#279FBD#279FBD

#279FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.109 H 219.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279FBD
RGB	rgb(39, 159, 189)
HSL	hsl(192, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(192, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.69, -21.65, -24.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.69, 32.80, 228.69°)
OKLab	oklab(65.24% -0.0842 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(65.24% 0.109 219.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4163, 28.8990, 52.5309)
Luminance	0.2890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#279FBD #BD4527

analogous

#27BD90 #279FBD #2754BD

triadic

#279FBD #BD279F #9FBD27

tetradic

#279FBD #9027BD #BD4527 #54BD27

square

#279FBD #9027BD #BD4527 #54BD27

split-complementary

#279FBD #BD2754 #BD9027

monochromatic

#124A58 #1D748A #279FBD #48BCD9 #7BCFE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#279FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#279FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279FBD

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279FBD	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 159, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.109 219.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abbd1',
    500: '#279fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279fbd;
$custom-light: #7abbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65237,
    "c": 0.10879,
    "h": 219.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279FBD

secondary

#CC8674

accent

#613FE9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1214

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #279FBD

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

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