#286CAF#286CAF

#286CAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.126 H 251.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286CAF
RGB	rgb(40, 108, 175)
HSL	hsl(210, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(210, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 2.60, -41.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 41.81, 273.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% -0.0402 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.126 251.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.9726, 14.2698, 42.5671)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286CAF #AF6B28

analogous

#28AFAF #286CAF #2828AF

triadic

#286CAF #AF286C #6CAF28

tetradic

#286CAF #AF28AF #AF6B28 #28AF28

square

#286CAF #AF28AF #AF6B28 #28AF28

split-complementary

#286CAF #AF2828 #AFAF28

monochromatic

#112F4B #1D4D7D #286CAF #418BD4 #73A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#286CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#286CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286CAF

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286CAF	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3864AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.126 251.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7695c7',
    500: '#286caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286caf;
$custom-light: #7695c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.778,
    "s": 62.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52255,
    "c": 0.12561,
    "h": 251.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286CAF

secondary

#C6996D

accent

#9342E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286CAF

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

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