#296F8A#296F8A
#296F8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.081 H 227.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #296F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 111, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.76, -12.58, -21.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.76, 24.64, 239.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.99% -0.0547 -0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.99% 0.081 227.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1845, 13.6740, 26.0897) |
| Luminance | 0.1368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.62
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.54
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.77
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.95
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.16
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#296F8A #8A4429
analogous
#298A74 #296F8A #293E8A
triadic
#296F8A #8A296F #6F8A29
tetradic
#296F8A #74298A #8A4429 #3E8A29
square
#296F8A #74298A #8A4429 #3E8A29
split-complementary
#296F8A #8A293E #8A7429
monochromatic
#0D232C #1B495B #296F8A #3795B9 #5EB0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#296F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#296F8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #296F8A
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##296F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##296F8A | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#616D8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#53638A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #296f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 111, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.081 227.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f98ac',
500: '#296f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #296f8a; $custom-light: #6f98ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#296f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 111,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.701,
"s": 54.19,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50993,
"c": 0.08069,
"h": 227.3
},
"luminance": 0.13675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#296F8A
secondary
#B5735A
accent
#734ADE
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F