#286AA3#286AA3
#286AA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.112 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #286AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 106, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 75%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 35%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.36, -0.68, -36.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.36, 36.67, 268.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.06% -0.0416 -0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.06% 0.112 248.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6375, 13.4021, 36.5641) |
| Luminance | 0.1340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 2.30
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 2.97
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 3.57
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.59
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.23
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#286AA3 #A36128
analogous
#28A39F #286AA3 #282CA3
triadic
#286AA3 #A3286A #6AA328
tetradic
#286AA3 #9F28A3 #A36128 #2CA328
square
#286AA3 #9F28A3 #A36128 #2CA328
split-complementary
#286AA3 #A3282C #A39F28
monochromatic
#102A41 #1C4A72 #286AA3 #3A8ACF #6BA7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#286AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#286AA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #286AA3
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##286AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##286AA3 | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#506DA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E61A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00787F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #286aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 106, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.112 248.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7394be',
500: '#286aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #286aa3; $custom-light: #7394be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#286aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 106,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.805,
"s": 60.591,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51059,
"c": 0.11221,
"h": 248.2
},
"luminance": 0.13404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#286AA3
secondary
#C19066
accent
#8E44E4
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F7
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D12
muted
#7B7E81