#286B8F#286B8F

#286B8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.088 H 236.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286B8F
RGB	rgb(40, 107, 143)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 25.2%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, -8.64, -25.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 27.25, 251.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% -0.0491 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.088 236)
XYZ	xyz(11.0887, 12.9484, 27.8962)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286B8F #8F4C28

analogous

#288F7F #286B8F #28378F

triadic

#286B8F #8F286B #6B8F28

tetradic

#286B8F #7F288F #8F4C28 #378F28

square

#286B8F #7F288F #8F4C28 #378F28

split-complementary

#286B8F #8F2837 #8F7F28

monochromatic

#0D232F #1B475F #286B8F #358FBF #5FAAD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#286B8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#286B8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286B8F

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286B8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286B8F	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6A91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C608E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286b8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 107, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.088 236.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7095b0',
    500: '#286b8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286b8f;
$custom-light: #7095b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286b8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.971,
    "s": 56.284,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50199,
    "c": 0.08776,
    "h": 236
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286B8F

secondary

#B87B5B

accent

#7D48E0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #286B8F

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

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