#286CA8#286CA8

#286CA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.117 H 248.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286CA8
RGB	rgb(40, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(208, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 76%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, -0.04, -38.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 38.23, 269.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% -0.0421 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.117 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3028, 14.0019, 39.0397)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286CA8 #A86428

analogous

#28A8A4 #286CA8 #282CA8

triadic

#286CA8 #A8286C #6CA828

tetradic

#286CA8 #A428A8 #A86428 #2CA828

square

#286CA8 #A428A8 #A86428 #2CA828

split-complementary

#286CA8 #A8282C #A8A428

monochromatic

#102C45 #1C4C77 #286CA8 #3D8BD1 #6EA9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#286CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#286CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286CA8

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286CA8	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.117 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7495c2',
    500: '#286ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286ca8;
$custom-light: #7495c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.125,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51831,
    "c": 0.11661,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286CA8

secondary

#C39369

accent

#8F43E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #286CA8

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

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