#296C96#296C96
#296C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.094 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #296C96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 108, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 57%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 73%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 28%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.36, -6.55, -28.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.36, 29.70, 257.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.85% -0.0471 -0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.85% 0.094 240) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7799, 13.3972, 30.8133) |
| Luminance | 0.1340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.56
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.58
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.16
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.39
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.85
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#296C96 #965329
analogous
#299689 #296C96 #293696
triadic
#296C96 #96296C #6C9629
tetradic
#296C96 #892996 #965329 #369629
square
#296C96 #892996 #965329 #369629
split-complementary
#296C96 #962936 #968929
monochromatic
#0F2736 #1C4966 #296C96 #368FC6 #65AAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#296C96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#296C96 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #296C96
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##296C96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##296C96 | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#596C98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A6295
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00777B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #296c96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 108, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.094 240.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7196b5',
500: '#296c96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #296c96; $custom-light: #7196b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#296c96",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 108,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.119,
"s": 57.068,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50847,
"c": 0.09436,
"h": 240
},
"luminance": 0.13399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#296C96
secondary
#BB8360
accent
#8247E0
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80