#296D8B#296D8B

#296D8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.082 H 230.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296D8B
RGB	rgb(41, 109, 139)
HSL	hsl(198, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(198, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, -11.07, -22.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 25.26, 243.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% -0.0522 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.082 230.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0414, 13.2716, 26.4009)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296D8B #8B4729

analogous

#298B78 #296D8B #293C8B

triadic

#296D8B #8B296D #6D8B29

tetradic

#296D8B #78298B #8B4729 #3C8B29

square

#296D8B #78298B #8B4729 #3C8B29

split-complementary

#296D8B #8B293C #8B7829

monochromatic

#0D232C #1B485C #296D8B #3792BA #5FADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#296D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#296D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296D8B

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296D8B	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6B8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50628B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 109, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.082 230.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f96ad',
    500: '#296d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296d8b;
$custom-light: #6f96ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.367,
    "s": 54.444,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50534,
    "c": 0.08229,
    "h": 230.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296D8B

secondary

#B5765B

accent

#774ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #296D8B

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

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