#286D88#286D88

#286D88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.080 H 227.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286D88
RGB	rgb(40, 109, 136)
HSL	hsl(197, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(197, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.01, -12.28, -21.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.01, 24.46, 239.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% -0.0539 -0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.08 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7859, 13.1648, 25.2604)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286D88 #884328

analogous

#288873 #286D88 #283D88

triadic

#286D88 #88286D #6D8828

tetradic

#286D88 #732888 #884328 #3D8828

square

#286D88 #732888 #884328 #3D8828

split-complementary

#286D88 #88283D #887328

monochromatic

#0C2129 #1A4759 #286D88 #3693B7 #5BAECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#286D88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#286D88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286D88

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286D88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286D88	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6B89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286d88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 109, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.080 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96aa',
    500: '#286d88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286d88;
$custom-light: #6f96aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286d88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.875,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50356,
    "c": 0.08009,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286D88

secondary

#B47258

accent

#744ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #286D88

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

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