#286B7E#286B7E
#286B7E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.073 H 219.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #286B7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 107, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 52%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 68%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 15.1%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.96, -14.58, -16.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.96, 22.21, 228.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.38% -0.0558 -0.0467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.38% 0.073 219.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8971, 12.4718, 21.6203) |
| Luminance | 0.1247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.35
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.04
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.53
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.90
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 8.25
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#286B7E #7E3B28
analogous
#287E66 #286B7E #28407E
triadic
#286B7E #7E286B #6B7E28
tetradic
#286B7E #66287E #7E3B28 #407E28
square
#286B7E #66287E #7E3B28 #407E28
split-complementary
#286B7E #7E2840 #7E6628
monochromatic
#0B1C21 #194450 #286B7E #3792AC #57B0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#286B7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#286B7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #286B7E
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##286B7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##286B7E | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.49 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F687F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#535F7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007171
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #286b7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 107, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.073 219.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d95a3',
500: '#286b7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #286b7e; $custom-light: #6d95a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#286b7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 107,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.256,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49376,
"c": 0.07276,
"h": 219.9
},
"luminance": 0.12473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#286B7E
secondary
#AF6753
accent
#6C4DDB
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F3
border
#C7CBCD
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F