#296BA8#296BA8

#296BA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.117 H 249.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296BA8
RGB	rgb(41, 107, 168)
HSL	hsl(209, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 76%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.96, 0.71, -38.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.96, 38.67, 271.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% -0.0406 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.117 249.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2374, 13.8124, 39.0066)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296BA8 #A86629

analogous

#29A8A5 #296BA8 #292BA8

triadic

#296BA8 #A8296B #6BA829

tetradic

#296BA8 #A529A8 #A86629 #2BA829

square

#296BA8 #A529A8 #A86629 #2BA829

split-complementary

#296BA8 #A8292B #A8A529

monochromatic

#112C46 #1D4C77 #296BA8 #3E8AD0 #6FA8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#296BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#296BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296BA8

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296BA8	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 107, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.117 249.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7595c2',
    500: '#296ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296ba8;
$custom-light: #7595c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.819,
    "s": 60.766,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51626,
    "c": 0.11725,
    "h": 249.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296BA8

secondary

#C3956A

accent

#9144E4

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #296BA8

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

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