#297CA0#297CA0

#297CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.095 H 231.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#297CA0
RGB	rgb(41, 124, 160)
HSL	hsl(198, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(198, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 22.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, -12.31, -26.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 29.13, 245.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% -0.06 -0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.095 231)
XYZ	xyz(14.4647, 17.4231, 35.8515)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#297CA0 #A04D29

analogous

#29A089 #297CA0 #2941A0

triadic

#297CA0 #A0297C #7CA029

tetradic

#297CA0 #8929A0 #A04D29 #41A029

square

#297CA0 #8929A0 #A04D29 #41A029

split-complementary

#297CA0 #A02941 #A08929

monochromatic

#10303F #1D566F #297CA0 #3AA0CC #6AB8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#297CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#297CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #297CA0

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##297CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##297CA0	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #297ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 124, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.095 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a2bc',
    500: '#297ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #297ca0;
$custom-light: #74a2bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#297ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.151,
    "s": 59.204,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55319,
    "c": 0.0954,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.17425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#297CA0

secondary

#BF8165

accent

#7545E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #297CA0

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

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