#286CB3#286CB3
#286CB3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.131 H 252.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #286CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 108, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.84, 4.12, -43.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.84, 43.90, 275.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.5% -0.0392 -0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.5% 0.131 252.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3713, 14.4292, 44.6668) |
| Luminance | 0.1443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 0.76
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 1.48
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 2.96
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.33
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.69
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#286CB3 #B36F28
analogous
#28B2B3 #286CB3 #2928B3
triadic
#286CB3 #B3286C #6CB328
tetradic
#286CB3 #B328B2 #B36F28 #28B329
square
#286CB3 #B328B2 #B36F28 #28B329
split-complementary
#286CB3 #B32928 #B2B328
monochromatic
#12304F #1D4E81 #286CB3 #438BD5 #75AAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.40
#286CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#286CB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #286CB3
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##286CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##286CB3 | 1.00 | 5.40 | 3.89 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A71B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3464B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #286cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.131 252.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7695ca',
500: '#286cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #286cb3; $custom-light: #7695ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#286cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 108,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.647,
"s": 63.47,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52504,
"c": 0.13082,
"h": 252.5
},
"luminance": 0.14431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#286CB3
secondary
#C89C6F
accent
#9641E6
background
#F7F9FC
surface
#EEF1F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0D13
muted
#7C7E82