#287E97#287E97

#287E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.088 H 221.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287E97
RGB	rgb(40, 126, 151)
HSL	hsl(194, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 16.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.01, -16.68, -20.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.01, 26.66, 231.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% -0.066 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.088 221.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.9195, 17.6056, 31.9368)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287E97 #974128

analogous

#289779 #287E97 #284697

triadic

#287E97 #97287E #7E9728

tetradic

#287E97 #792897 #974128 #469728

square

#287E97 #792897 #974128 #469728

split-complementary

#287E97 #972846 #977928

monochromatic

#0E2D36 #1B5667 #287E97 #35A6C7 #64BCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#287E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#287E97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #287E97

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##287E97	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 126, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.088 221.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a3b5',
    500: '#287e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287e97;
$custom-light: #72a3b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.514,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55368,
    "c": 0.08796,
    "h": 221.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287E97

secondary

#BC745F

accent

#6946E1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #287E97

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

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