#298CB3#298CB3
#298CB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.106 H 229.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #298CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 140, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.53, -14.64, -28.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.53, 32.01, 242.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.18% -0.0689 -0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.18% 0.106 229.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4259, 22.4800, 46.0070) |
| Luminance | 0.2248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.70
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.58
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.74
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.22
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 7.33
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#298CB3 #B35029
analogous
#29B395 #298CB3 #2947B3
triadic
#298CB3 #B3298C #8CB329
tetradic
#298CB3 #9529B3 #B35029 #47B329
square
#298CB3 #9529B3 #B35029 #47B329
split-complementary
#298CB3 #B32947 #B39529
monochromatic
#123E4F #1E6581 #298CB3 #45ACD4 #77C2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#298CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#298CB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #298CB3
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##298CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##298CB3 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#788AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#657DB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009799
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #298cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 140, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.106 229.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78adca',
500: '#298cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #298cb3; $custom-light: #78adca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#298cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 140,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.957,
"s": 62.727,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60175,
"c": 0.10558,
"h": 229.3
},
"luminance": 0.22482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#298CB3
secondary
#C78970
accent
#7042E6
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82