#288BA3#288BA3
#288BA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.094 H 217.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #288BA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 139, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 75%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.56, -19.67, -20.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.56, 28.63, 226.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.17% -0.0745 -0.0581) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.17% 0.094 217.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7158, 21.5587, 37.9235) |
| Luminance | 0.2156 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 2.11
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.71
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.26
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 8.90
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 9.28
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#288BA3 #A34028
analogous
#28A37D #288BA3 #284EA3
triadic
#288BA3 #A3288B #8BA328
tetradic
#288BA3 #7D28A3 #A34028 #4EA328
square
#288BA3 #7D28A3 #A34028 #4EA328
split-complementary
#288BA3 #A3284E #A37D28
monochromatic
#103741 #1C6172 #288BA3 #3AB2CF #6BC5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#288BA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#288BA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #288BA3
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##288BA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##288BA3 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C87A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B7BA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009393
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #288ba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 139, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.094 217.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75adbe',
500: '#288ba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #288ba3; $custom-light: #75adbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#288ba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 139,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.707,
"s": 60.591,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59172,
"c": 0.09447,
"h": 217.9
},
"luminance": 0.21561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#288BA3
secondary
#C17866
accent
#6344E4
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1012
muted
#7C7F81