#296496#296496

#296496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.101 H 247.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296496
RGB	rgb(41, 100, 150)
HSL	hsl(208, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(208, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, -1.68, -32.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 32.91, 267.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% -0.0389 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.101 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9746, 11.7866, 30.5449)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296496 #965B29

analogous

#299692 #296496 #292D96

triadic

#296496 #962964 #649629

tetradic

#296496 #922996 #965B29 #2D9629

square

#296496 #922996 #965B29 #2D9629

split-complementary

#296496 #96292D #969229

monochromatic

#0F2436 #1C4466 #296496 #3684C6 #65A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#296496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#296496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296496

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296496	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 100, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.101 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718fb5',
    500: '#296496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296496;
$custom-light: #718fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.523,
    "s": 57.068,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48888,
    "c": 0.10096,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296496

secondary

#BB8A60

accent

#8E47E0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #296496

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

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