#296BAB#296BAB
#296BAB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.121 H 250.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #296BAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 107, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.13, 1.84, -40.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.13, 40.21, 272.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.81% -0.0398 -0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.81% 0.121 250.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5201, 13.9255, 40.4955) |
| Luminance | 0.1393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 1.18
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 2.43
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.03
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.11
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.02
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#296BAB #AB6929
analogous
#29ABAA #296BAB #292AAB
triadic
#296BAB #AB296B #6BAB29
tetradic
#296BAB #AA29AB #AB6929 #2AAB29
square
#296BAB #AA29AB #AB6929 #2AAB29
split-complementary
#296BAB #AB292A #ABAA29
monochromatic
#112D48 #1D4C7A #296BAB #408AD1 #71A8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.55
#296BAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#296BAB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #296BAB
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##296BAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##296BAB | 1.00 | 5.55 | 3.79 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D6FAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A63AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #296bab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 107, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.121 250.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7595c4',
500: '#296bab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #296bab; $custom-light: #7595c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#296bab",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 107,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.538,
"s": 61.321,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51807,
"c": 0.12113,
"h": 250.8
},
"luminance": 0.13927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#296BAB
secondary
#C4976C
accent
#9343E4
background
#F7F9FC
surface
#EEF1F8
border
#C9CBD1
text
#0A0D13
muted
#7C7E82