#296FAE#296FAE

#296FAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.121 H 249.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#296FAE
RGB	rgb(41, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(208, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 0.49, -39.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 39.76, 270.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% -0.0427 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.121 249.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2360, 14.8946, 42.1609)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#296FAE #AE6829

analogous

#29AEAA #296FAE #292DAE

triadic

#296FAE #AE296F #6FAE29

tetradic

#296FAE #AA29AE #AE6829 #2DAE29

square

#296FAE #AA29AE #AE6829 #2DAE29

split-complementary

#296FAE #AE292D #AEAA29

monochromatic

#12304B #1D4F7C #296FAE #428ED2 #73ACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#296FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#296FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #296FAE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##296FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##296FAE	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #296fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.121 249.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7697c6',
    500: '#296fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #296fae;
$custom-light: #7697c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#296fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.421,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52929,
    "c": 0.12094,
    "h": 249.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#296FAE

secondary

#C5976D

accent

#9043E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #296FAE

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

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