#287DAE#287DAE

#287DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.109 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287DAE
RGB	rgb(40, 125, 174)
HSL	hsl(202, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(202, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 28.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.70, -8.02, -33.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.70, 34.08, 256.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% -0.0565 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.109 238.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8457, 18.1725, 42.7087)
Luminance	0.1817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287DAE #AE5928

analogous

#28AE9C #287DAE #283AAE

triadic

#287DAE #AE287D #7DAE28

tetradic

#287DAE #9C28AE #AE5928 #3AAE28

square

#287DAE #9C28AE #AE5928 #3AAE28

split-complementary

#287DAE #AE283A #AE9C28

monochromatic

#11364A #1D597C #287DAE #409DD3 #72B7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#287DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#287DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #287DAE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##287DAE	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5471AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 125, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.109 238.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a2c6',
    500: '#287dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287dae;
$custom-light: #76a2c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.94,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56249,
    "c": 0.10935,
    "h": 238.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287DAE

secondary

#C68D6C

accent

#7E42E6

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #287DAE

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

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