#286BAB#286BAB

#286BAB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.121 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286BAB
RGB	rgb(40, 107, 171)
HSL	hsl(209, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, 1.71, -40.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 40.25, 272.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% -0.0404 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.121 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4807, 13.9052, 40.4937)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286BAB #AB6828

analogous

#28ABAA #286BAB #282AAB

triadic

#286BAB #AB286B #6BAB28

tetradic

#286BAB #AA28AB #AB6828 #2AAB28

square

#286BAB #AA28AB #AB6828 #2AAB28

split-complementary

#286BAB #AB282A #ABAA28

monochromatic

#112D48 #1C4C79 #286BAB #3E8AD2 #70A8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#286BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#286BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286BAB

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286BAB	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3963AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 107, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.121 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7595c4',
    500: '#286bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286bab;
$custom-light: #7595c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.313,
    "s": 62.085,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51775,
    "c": 0.12146,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286BAB

secondary

#C4966A

accent

#9243E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286BAB

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

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