#296F8F#296F8F

#296F8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.085 H 231.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296F8F
RGB	rgb(41, 111, 143)
HSL	hsl(199, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, -10.83, -23.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 26.18, 245.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% -0.0528 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.085 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5548, 13.8222, 28.0403)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296F8F #8F4929

analogous

#298F7C #296F8F #293C8F

triadic

#296F8F #8F296F #6F8F29

tetradic

#296F8F #7C298F #8F4929 #3C8F29

square

#296F8F #7C298F #8F4929 #3C8F29

split-complementary

#296F8F #8F293C #8F7C29

monochromatic

#0E2530 #1B4A5F #296F8F #3794BF #61AED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#296F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#296F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296F8F

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296F8F	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6E91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51648F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 111, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.085 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b0',
    500: '#296f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296f8f;
$custom-light: #7098b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.824,
    "s": 55.435,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51236,
    "c": 0.08523,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296F8F

secondary

#B7795C

accent

#7849DF

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #296F8F

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

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