#296E9B#296E9B

#296E9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.099 H 241.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296E9B
RGB	rgb(41, 110, 155)
HSL	hsl(204, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 29%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.22, -5.93, -30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.22, 31.16, 259.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% -0.0475 -0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.099 241.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4045, 13.9884, 33.0503)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296E9B #9B5629

analogous

#299B8F #296E9B #29359B

triadic

#296E9B #9B296E #6E9B29

tetradic

#296E9B #8F299B #9B5629 #359B29

square

#296E9B #8F299B #9B5629 #359B29

split-complementary

#296E9B #9B2935 #9B8F29

monochromatic

#0F293A #1C4C6B #296E9B #3790CA #67ABD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#296E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#296E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296E9B

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296E9B	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596F9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A649A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 110, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.099 241.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297b8',
    500: '#296e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296e9b;
$custom-light: #7297b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.684,
    "s": 58.163,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51608,
    "c": 0.09862,
    "h": 241.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296E9B

secondary

#BD8663

accent

#8446E1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #296E9B

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

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