#287CAC#287CAC

#287CAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.108 H 238.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287CAC
RGB	rgb(40, 124, 172)
HSL	hsl(202, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(202, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 27.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.31, -8.16, -32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.31, 33.59, 255.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% -0.0562 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.108 238.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5262, 17.8431, 41.6475)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287CAC #AC5828

analogous

#28AC9A #287CAC #283AAC

triadic

#287CAC #AC287C #7CAC28

tetradic

#287CAC #9A28AC #AC5828 #3AAC28

square

#287CAC #9A28AC #AC5828 #3AAC28

split-complementary

#287CAC #AC283A #AC9A28

monochromatic

#113449 #1C587A #287CAC #3F9DD2 #71B6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#287CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#287CAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #287CAC

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##287CAC	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 124, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.108 238.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a1c5',
    500: '#287cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287cac;
$custom-light: #75a1c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.818,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55901,
    "c": 0.10789,
    "h": 238.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287CAC

secondary

#C58C6B

accent

#7E42E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #287CAC

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

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