#287D97#287D97

#287D97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.088 H 222.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287D97
RGB	rgb(40, 125, 151)
HSL	hsl(194, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, -16.13, -21.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 26.70, 232.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% -0.065 -0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.088 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7923, 17.3511, 31.8944)
Luminance	0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287D97 #974228

analogous

#289779 #287D97 #284697

triadic

#287D97 #97287D #7D9728

tetradic

#287D97 #792897 #974228 #469728

square

#287D97 #792897 #974228 #469728

split-complementary

#287D97 #972846 #977928

monochromatic

#0E2D36 #1B5567 #287D97 #35A5C7 #64BBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#287D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#287D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #287D97

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##287D97	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 125, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.088 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2b5',
    500: '#287d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287d97;
$custom-light: #72a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.054,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55116,
    "c": 0.08811,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287D97

secondary

#BC755F

accent

#6B46E1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #287D97

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

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