#297EA1#297EA1

#297EA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.095 H 229.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#297EA1
RGB	rgb(41, 126, 161)
HSL	hsl(198, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(198, 75%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 21.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.45, -13.10, -25.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.45, 29.07, 243.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% -0.0616 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.095 229.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8057, 17.9646, 36.3985)
Luminance	0.1797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#297EA1 #A14C29

analogous

#29A188 #297EA1 #2942A1

triadic

#297EA1 #A1297E #7EA129

tetradic

#297EA1 #8829A1 #A14C29 #42A129

square

#297EA1 #8829A1 #A14C29 #42A129

split-complementary

#297EA1 #A12942 #A18829

monochromatic

#10323F #1D5870 #297EA1 #3AA2CD #6BB9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#297EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#297EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #297EA1

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##297EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##297EA1	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C70A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #297ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 126, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.095 229.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a3bd',
    500: '#297ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #297ea1;
$custom-light: #74a3bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#297ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.5,
    "s": 59.406,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55863,
    "c": 0.09546,
    "h": 229.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#297EA1

secondary

#C08066

accent

#7345E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF3F6

border

#C9CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #297EA1

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

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