#1E8AAD#1E8AAD

#1E8AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.105 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1E8AAD
RGB	rgb(30, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 70%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(195, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.46, -16.77, -26.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.46, 31.54, 237.88°)
OKLab	oklab(59.17% -0.0734 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(59.17% 0.105 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1636, 21.4679, 42.7662)
Luminance	0.2147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1E8AAD #AD411E

analogous

#1EAD88 #1E8AAD #1E43AD

triadic

#1E8AAD #AD1E8A #8AAD1E

tetradic

#1E8AAD #881EAD #AD411E #43AD1E

square

#1E8AAD #881EAD #AD411E #43AD1E

split-complementary

#1E8AAD #AD1E43 #AD881E

monochromatic

#0C3745 #156079 #1E8AAD #2EB0DB #62C4E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#1E8AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#1E8AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #1E8AAD

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1E8AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##1E8AAD	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1e8aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(30, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.105 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74acc5',
    500: '#1e8aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1e8aad;
$custom-light: #74acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1e8aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 30,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.685,
    "s": 70.443,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59172,
    "c": 0.10497,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1E8AAD

secondary

#C8785E

accent

#663BED

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #1E8AAD

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

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