#279FBF#279FBF

#279FBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.110 H 220.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279FBF
RGB	rgb(39, 159, 191)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.77, -20.98, -25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.77, 33.13, 230.70°)
OKLab	oklab(65.33% -0.0834 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(65.33% 0.11 220.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6348, 28.9864, 53.6821)
Luminance	0.2899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#279FBF #BF4727

analogous

#27BF93 #279FBF #2753BF

triadic

#279FBF #BF279F #9FBF27

tetradic

#279FBF #9327BF #BF4727 #53BF27

square

#279FBF #9327BF #BF4727 #53BF27

split-complementary

#279FBF #BF2753 #BF9327

monochromatic

#124A59 #1D758C #279FBF #49BBDA #7CCEE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#279FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.80

#279FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279FBF

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279FBF	1.00	3.09	6.80	6.80
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 159, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.110 220.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bbbd2',
    500: '#279fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279fbf;
$custom-light: #7bbbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.632,
    "s": 66.087,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65325,
    "c": 0.11004,
    "h": 220.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279FBF

secondary

#CC8875

accent

#633FE9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1214

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #279FBF

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

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