#286C85#286C85

#286C85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.078 H 226.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286C85
RGB	rgb(40, 108, 133)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, -12.75, -20.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 23.75, 237.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% -0.054 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.078 226)
XYZ	xyz(10.4696, 12.8685, 24.1179)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286C85 #854128

analogous

#288570 #286C85 #283E85

triadic

#286C85 #85286C #6C8528

tetradic

#286C85 #702885 #854128 #3E8528

square

#286C85 #702885 #854128 #3E8528

split-complementary

#286C85 #85283E #857028

monochromatic

#0C2027 #1A4656 #286C85 #3692B4 #5AAECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#286C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#286C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286C85

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286C85	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526085

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.078 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e96a8',
    500: '#286c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286c85;
$custom-light: #6e96a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.129,
    "s": 53.757,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49958,
    "c": 0.07784,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.1287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286C85

secondary

#B36F56

accent

#724BDD

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #286C85

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

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