#286CAE#286CAE

#286CAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.124 H 251.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286CAE
RGB	rgb(40, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(210, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(210, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 2.23, -41.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 41.29, 273.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% -0.0405 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.124 251)
XYZ	xyz(13.8747, 14.2306, 42.0517)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#286CAE #AE6A28

analogous

#28AEAD #286CAE #2829AE

triadic

#286CAE #AE286C #6CAE28

tetradic

#286CAE #AD28AE #AE6A28 #29AE28

square

#286CAE #AD28AE #AE6A28 #29AE28

split-complementary

#286CAE #AE2829 #AEAD28

monochromatic

#112E4A #1D4D7C #286CAE #408BD3 #72A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#286CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#286CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286CAE

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286CAE	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3964AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.124 251.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.552,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52194,
    "c": 0.12432,
    "h": 251
  },
  "luminance": 0.14232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286CAE

secondary

#C6986C

accent

#9342E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286CAE

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

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