#286EAD#286EAD

#286EAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.121 H 249.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286EAD
RGB	rgb(40, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(208, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(208, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 0.61, -39.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 39.79, 270.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% -0.0426 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.121 249.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9910, 14.6185, 41.6113)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286EAD #AD6728

analogous

#28ADAA #286EAD #282CAD

triadic

#286EAD #AD286E #6EAD28

tetradic

#286EAD #AA28AD #AD6728 #2CAD28

square

#286EAD #AA28AD #AD6728 #2CAD28

split-complementary

#286EAD #AD282C #ADAA28

monochromatic

#112F4A #1D4E7B #286EAD #3F8DD3 #71ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#286EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#286EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286EAD

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286EAD	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5171B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D65AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.121 249.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7597c6',
    500: '#286ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286ead;
$custom-light: #7597c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.421,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52603,
    "c": 0.121,
    "h": 249.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286EAD

secondary

#C5966C

accent

#9042E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286EAD

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

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