#286D99#286D99

#286D99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.097 H 240.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286D99
RGB	rgb(40, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(203, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, -6.21, -30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 30.72, 258.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% -0.0477 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.097 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0912, 13.6869, 32.1354)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286D99 #995428

analogous

#28998C #286D99 #283499

triadic

#286D99 #99286D #6D9928

tetradic

#286D99 #8C2899 #995428 #349928

square

#286D99 #8C2899 #995428 #349928

split-complementary

#286D99 #992834 #998C28

monochromatic

#0F2838 #1B4A68 #286D99 #3590CA #65AAD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#286D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#286D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286D99

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286D99	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.097 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7196b7',
    500: '#286d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286d99;
$custom-light: #7196b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.363,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51223,
    "c": 0.09748,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286D99

secondary

#BD8460

accent

#8346E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #286D99

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

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