#2996BD#2996BD

#2996BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.110 H 227.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2996BD
RGB	rgb(41, 150, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.99, -16.66, -28.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.99, 33.26, 239.94°)
OKLab	oklab(63.08% -0.0748 -0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(63.08% 0.11 227.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0023, 25.9557, 52.0373)
Luminance	0.2596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2996BD #BD5029

analogous

#29BD9A #2996BD #294CBD

triadic

#2996BD #BD2996 #96BD29

tetradic

#2996BD #9A29BD #BD5029 #4CBD29

square

#2996BD #9A29BD #BD5029 #4CBD29

split-complementary

#2996BD #BD294C #BD9A29

monochromatic

#134658 #1E6E8B #2996BD #4BB3D8 #7DC8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#2996BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.19

#2996BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2996BD

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2996BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2996BD	1.00	3.39	6.19	6.19
#FFFFFF	3.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8193BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E85BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2996bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 150, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.110 227.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab5d1',
    500: '#2996bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2996bd;
$custom-light: #7ab5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2996bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.811,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63083,
    "c": 0.11017,
    "h": 227.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2996BD

secondary

#CB8D77

accent

#6C40E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2996BD

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

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