#287AA0#287AA0
#287AA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.097 H 232.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #287AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 122, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 75%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 23.7%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.14, -11.31, -27.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.14, 29.65, 247.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.8% -0.0585 -0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.8% 0.097 232.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1772, 16.9066, 35.7670) |
| Luminance | 0.1691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 1.64
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.70
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.72
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.83
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.59
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#287AA0 #A04E28
analogous
#28A08A #287AA0 #283EA0
triadic
#287AA0 #A0287A #7AA028
tetradic
#287AA0 #8A28A0 #A04E28 #3EA028
square
#287AA0 #8A28A0 #A04E28 #3EA028
split-complementary
#287AA0 #A0283E #A08A28
monochromatic
#102F3E #1C556F #287AA0 #389ECD #69B6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.79
#287AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#287AA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #287AA0
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##287AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##287AA0 | 1.00 | 4.79 | 4.38 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6779A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#576D9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008487
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #287aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 122, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.097 232.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73a0bc',
500: '#287aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #287aa0; $custom-light: #73a0bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#287aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 122,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199,
"s": 60,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54796,
"c": 0.09677,
"h": 232.8
},
"luminance": 0.16908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#287AA0
secondary
#C08164
accent
#7745E3
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090E12
muted
#7B7E81