#296D8D#296D8D

#296D8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.084 H 232.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296D8D
RGB	rgb(41, 109, 141)
HSL	hsl(199, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 22.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, -10.37, -23.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 25.92, 246.42°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% -0.0514 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.084 232.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.1889, 13.3305, 27.1775)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296D8D #8D4929

analogous

#298D7B #296D8D #293B8D

triadic

#296D8D #8D296D #6D8D29

tetradic

#296D8D #7B298D #8D4929 #3B8D29

square

#296D8D #7B298D #8D4929 #3B8D29

split-complementary

#296D8D #8D293B #8D7B29

monochromatic

#0D242E #1B485E #296D8D #3792BC #60ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#296D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#296D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296D8D

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296D8D	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F628D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 109, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.084 232.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7096ae',
    500: '#296d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296d8d;
$custom-light: #7096ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.2,
    "s": 54.945,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50633,
    "c": 0.08421,
    "h": 232.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296D8D

secondary

#B6795B

accent

#794ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #296D8D

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

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