#1E8AAE#1E8AAE

#1E8AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.106 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1E8AAE
RGB	rgb(30, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(195, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.50, -16.42, -27.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.50, 31.79, 238.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% -0.073 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.106 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2607, 21.5068, 43.2777)
Luminance	0.2151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1E8AAE #AE421E

analogous

#1EAE8A #1E8AAE #1E42AE

triadic

#1E8AAE #AE1E8A #8AAE1E

tetradic

#1E8AAE #8A1EAE #AE421E #42AE1E

square

#1E8AAE #8A1EAE #AE421E #42AE1E

split-complementary

#1E8AAE #AE1E42 #AE8A1E

monochromatic

#0C3746 #15617A #1E8AAE #2EB0DB #62C4E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#1E8AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#1E8AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #1E8AAE

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1E8AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##1E8AAE	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7687B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1e8aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(30, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.106 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74acc6',
    500: '#1e8aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1e8aae;
$custom-light: #74acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1e8aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 30,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 70.588,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59219,
    "c": 0.10576,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1E8AAE

secondary

#C9795F

accent

#673AED

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #1E8AAE

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

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