#296E8F#296E8F

#296E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.086 H 232.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296E8F
RGB	rgb(41, 110, 143)
HSL	hsl(199, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 23.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, -10.25, -24.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 26.40, 247.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% -0.0517 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.086 232.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.4463, 13.6052, 28.0041)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296E8F #8F4A29

analogous

#298F7D #296E8F #293B8F

triadic

#296E8F #8F296E #6E8F29

tetradic

#296E8F #7D298F #8F4A29 #3B8F29

square

#296E8F #7D298F #8F4A29 #3B8F29

split-complementary

#296E8F #8F293B #8F7D29

monochromatic

#0E2530 #1B495F #296E8F #3793BF #61ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#296E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#296E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296E8F

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296E8F	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50638E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 110, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.086 232.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7097b0',
    500: '#296e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296e8f;
$custom-light: #7097b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.412,
    "s": 55.435,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50984,
    "c": 0.08569,
    "h": 232.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296E8F

secondary

#B77A5C

accent

#7949DF

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #296E8F

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

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