#286BAE#286BAE

#286BAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.125 H 251.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286BAE
RGB	rgb(40, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(210, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(210, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 2.85, -41.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 41.80, 273.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% -0.0396 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.125 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7699, 14.0209, 42.0168)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#286BAE #AE6B28

analogous

#28AEAE #286BAE #2828AE

triadic

#286BAE #AE286B #6BAE28

tetradic

#286BAE #AE28AE #AE6B28 #28AE28

square

#286BAE #AE28AE #AE6B28 #28AE28

split-complementary

#286BAE #AE2828 #AEAE28

monochromatic

#112E4A #1D4C7C #286BAE #408AD3 #72A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#286BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#286BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286BAE

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286BAE	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.125 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7594c6',
    500: '#286bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286bae;
$custom-light: #7594c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5196,
    "c": 0.12536,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286BAE

secondary

#C6996C

accent

#9442E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286BAE

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

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