#296AAE#296AAE

#296AAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.126 H 252.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296AAE
RGB	rgb(41, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(211, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(211, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 3.60, -42.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 42.29, 274.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% -0.0381 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.126 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7056, 13.8339, 41.9841)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296AAE #AE6D29

analogous

#29ACAE #296AAE #2B29AE

triadic

#296AAE #AE296A #6AAE29

tetradic

#296AAE #AE29AC #AE6D29 #29AE2B

square

#296AAE #AE29AC #AE6D29 #29AE2B

split-complementary

#296AAE #AE2B29 #ACAE29

monochromatic

#122E4B #1D4C7C #296AAE #4288D2 #73A7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#296AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#296AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296AAE

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296AAE	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.126 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7694c6',
    500: '#296aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296aae;
$custom-light: #7694c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.677,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51758,
    "c": 0.12609,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296AAE

secondary

#C59A6D

accent

#9643E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #296AAE

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

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