#296E99#296E99

#296E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.096 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296E99
RGB	rgb(41, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(203, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.12, -6.66, -29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.12, 30.30, 257.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% -0.0482 -0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.096 240)
XYZ	xyz(12.2379, 13.9218, 32.1730)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#296E99 #995429

analogous

#29998C #296E99 #293699

triadic

#296E99 #99296E #6E9929

tetradic

#296E99 #8C2999 #995429 #369929

square

#296E99 #8C2999 #995429 #369929

split-complementary

#296E99 #992936 #998C29

monochromatic

#0F2938 #1C4B69 #296E99 #3691C9 #66ABD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#296E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#296E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296E99

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296E99	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.096 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297b7',
    500: '#296e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296e99;
$custom-light: #7297b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.036,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51501,
    "c": 0.09633,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.13923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296E99

secondary

#BC8462

accent

#8247E1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #296E99

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

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