#296C9B#296C9B

#296C9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.100 H 243.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296C9B
RGB	rgb(41, 108, 155)
HSL	hsl(205, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 30.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, -4.73, -31.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 31.91, 261.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% -0.0455 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.1 243)
XYZ	xyz(12.1911, 13.5617, 32.9792)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296C9B #9B5829

analogous

#299B91 #296C9B #29339B

triadic

#296C9B #9B296C #6C9B29

tetradic

#296C9B #91299B #9B5829 #339B29

square

#296C9B #91299B #9B5829 #339B29

split-complementary

#296C9B #9B2933 #9B9129

monochromatic

#0F293A #1C4A6B #296C9B #378DCA #67A9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#296C9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#296C9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296C9B

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296C9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296C9B	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566D9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47629A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296c9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 108, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.100 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7295b8',
    500: '#296c9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296c9b;
$custom-light: #7295b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296c9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.737,
    "s": 58.163,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51119,
    "c": 0.10018,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.13563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296C9B

secondary

#BD8863

accent

#8646E1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #296C9B

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

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