#286CAC#286CAC

#286CAC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.122 H 250.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286CAC
RGB	rgb(40, 108, 172)
HSL	hsl(209, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 37.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 1.47, -40.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 40.26, 272.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% -0.041 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.122 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6812, 14.1532, 41.0325)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#286CAC #AC6828

analogous

#28ACAA #286CAC #282AAC

triadic

#286CAC #AC286C #6CAC28

tetradic

#286CAC #AA28AC #AC6828 #2AAC28

square

#286CAC #AA28AC #AC6828 #2AAC28

split-complementary

#286CAC #AC282A #ACAA28

monochromatic

#112E49 #1C4D7A #286CAC #3F8BD2 #71A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#286CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#286CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286CAC

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286CAC	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E70AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A64AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.122 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7595c5',
    500: '#286cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286cac;
$custom-light: #7595c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.091,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52072,
    "c": 0.12173,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286CAC

secondary

#C5976B

accent

#9142E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286CAC

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

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