#297496#297496

#297496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.090 H 231.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#297496
RGB	rgb(41, 116, 150)
HSL	hsl(199, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(199, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, -11.25, -25.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 27.49, 245.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.84% -0.0554 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(52.84% 0.09 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6627, 15.1628, 31.1076)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#297496 #964B29

analogous

#299682 #297496 #293D96

triadic

#297496 #962974 #749629

tetradic

#297496 #822996 #964B29 #3D9629

square

#297496 #822996 #964B29 #3D9629

split-complementary

#297496 #96293D #968229

monochromatic

#0F2A36 #1C4F66 #297496 #3699C6 #65B2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#297496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#297496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #297496

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##297496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##297496	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #297496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 116, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.090 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729cb5',
    500: '#297496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #297496;
$custom-light: #729cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#297496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.716,
    "s": 57.068,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52836,
    "c": 0.08964,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#297496

secondary

#BB7C60

accent

#7747E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #297496

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

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