#296C8F#296C8F

#296C8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.087 H 235.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296C8F
RGB	rgb(41, 108, 143)
HSL	hsl(201, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 24.5%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.03, -9.07, -25.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.03, 26.88, 250.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% -0.0496 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.087 235.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.2330, 13.1785, 27.9330)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296C8F #8F4C29

analogous

#298F7F #296C8F #29398F

triadic

#296C8F #8F296C #6C8F29

tetradic

#296C8F #7F298F #8F4C29 #398F29

square

#296C8F #7F298F #8F4C29 #398F29

split-complementary

#296C8F #8F2939 #8F7F29

monochromatic

#0E2430 #1B485F #296C8F #3790BF #61ABD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#296C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#296C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296C8F

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296C8F	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6B91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D618E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 108, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.087 235.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096b0',
    500: '#296c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296c8f;
$custom-light: #7096b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.588,
    "s": 55.435,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50483,
    "c": 0.08673,
    "h": 235.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296C8F

secondary

#B77C5C

accent

#7C49DF

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #296C8F

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

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