#286CAD#286CAD

#286CAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.123 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286CAD
RGB	rgb(40, 108, 173)
HSL	hsl(209, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 37.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 1.85, -40.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 40.77, 272.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% -0.0408 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.123 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7776, 14.1918, 41.5402)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286CAD #AD6928

analogous

#28ADAC #286CAD #282AAD

triadic

#286CAD #AD286C #6CAD28

tetradic

#286CAD #AC28AD #AD6928 #2AAD28

square

#286CAD #AC28AD #AD6928 #2AAD28

split-complementary

#286CAD #AD282A #ADAC28

monochromatic

#112E4A #1D4D7B #286CAD #3F8BD3 #71A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#286CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#286CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286CAD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286CAD	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E70B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3964AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.123 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7595c6',
    500: '#286cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286cad;
$custom-light: #7595c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.323,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52132,
    "c": 0.12302,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286CAD

secondary

#C5976C

accent

#9242E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286CAD

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

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