#286AA6#286AA6

#286AA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.116 H 249.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286AA6
RGB	rgb(40, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(209, 61%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(209, 76%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.52, 0.45, -38.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.52, 38.18, 270.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% -0.0408 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.116 249.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9094, 13.5109, 37.9965)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286AA6 #A66428

analogous

#28A6A3 #286AA6 #282BA6

triadic

#286AA6 #A6286A #6AA628

tetradic

#286AA6 #A328A6 #A66428 #2BA628

square

#286AA6 #A328A6 #A66428 #2BA628

split-complementary

#286AA6 #A6282B #A6A328

monochromatic

#102B43 #1C4B75 #286AA6 #3B89D0 #6DA7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#286AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#286AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286AA6

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286AA6	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.116 249.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494c1',
    500: '#286aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286aa6;
$custom-light: #7494c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.571,
    "s": 61.165,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51237,
    "c": 0.11603,
    "h": 249.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286AA6

secondary

#C29367

accent

#9044E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #286AA6

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

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