#286E99#286E99

#286E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.097 H 239.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286E99
RGB	rgb(40, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(203, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, -6.81, -29.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 30.38, 257.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% -0.0487 -0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.097 239.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1985, 13.9015, 32.1712)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#286E99 #995328

analogous

#28998B #286E99 #283599

triadic

#286E99 #99286E #6E9928

tetradic

#286E99 #8B2899 #995328 #359928

square

#286E99 #8B2899 #995328 #359928

split-complementary

#286E99 #992835 #998B28

monochromatic

#0F2838 #1B4B68 #286E99 #3591CA #65ABD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#286E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#286E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286E99

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286E99	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.097 239.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7197b7',
    500: '#286e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286e99;
$custom-light: #7197b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.832,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51469,
    "c": 0.09674,
    "h": 239.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286E99

secondary

#BD8360

accent

#8146E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #286E99

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

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