#296F8B#296F8B

#296F8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.082 H 228.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296F8B
RGB	rgb(41, 111, 139)
HSL	hsl(197, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(197, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 20.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, -12.23, -21.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 24.92, 240.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% -0.0543 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.082 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.2572, 13.7031, 26.4728)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296F8B #8B4529

analogous

#298B76 #296F8B #293E8B

triadic

#296F8B #8B296F #6F8B29

tetradic

#296F8B #76298B #8B4529 #3E8B29

square

#296F8B #76298B #8B4529 #3E8B29

split-complementary

#296F8B #8B293E #8B7629

monochromatic

#0D242C #1B495C #296F8B #3795BA #5FAFD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#296F8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#296F8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296F8B

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296F8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296F8B	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53638B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296f8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 111, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.082 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098ad',
    500: '#296f8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296f8b;
$custom-light: #7098ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296f8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 54.444,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51041,
    "c": 0.08156,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296F8B

secondary

#B5745B

accent

#744ADE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #296F8B

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

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