#296E8E#296E8E

#296E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.085 H 232.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296E8E
RGB	rgb(41, 110, 142)
HSL	hsl(199, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 22.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, -10.60, -23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 26.05, 245.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% -0.0521 -0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.085 232)
XYZ	xyz(11.3709, 13.5750, 27.6069)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296E8E #8E4929

analogous

#298E7B #296E8E #293B8E

triadic

#296E8E #8E296E #6E8E29

tetradic

#296E8E #7B298E #8E4929 #3B8E29

square

#296E8E #7B298E #8E4929 #3B8E29

split-complementary

#296E8E #8E293B #8E7B29

monochromatic

#0E242F #1B495F #296E8E #3793BD #60ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#296E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#296E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296E8E

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296E8E	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50638E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 110, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.085 232.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7097af',
    500: '#296e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296e8e;
$custom-light: #7097af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.01,
    "s": 55.191,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50935,
    "c": 0.08471,
    "h": 232
  },
  "luminance": 0.13576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296E8E

secondary

#B7795C

accent

#7949DF

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #296E8E

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

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