#286DAD#286DAD

#286DAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.122 H 250.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286DAD
RGB	rgb(40, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(209, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 1.23, -40.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 40.28, 271.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% -0.0417 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.122 250)
XYZ	xyz(13.8837, 14.4039, 41.5756)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286DAD #AD6828

analogous

#28ADAB #286DAD #282BAD

triadic

#286DAD #AD286D #6DAD28

tetradic

#286DAD #AB28AD #AD6828 #2BAD28

square

#286DAD #AB28AD #AD6828 #2BAD28

split-complementary

#286DAD #AD282B #ADAB28

monochromatic

#112E4A #1D4E7B #286DAD #3F8CD3 #71AADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#286DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#286DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286DAD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286DAD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B64AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.122 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7596c6',
    500: '#286dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286dad;
$custom-light: #7596c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.872,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52368,
    "c": 0.122,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.14406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286DAD

secondary

#C5976C

accent

#9142E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286DAD

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

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