#208AAD#208AAD

#208AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.104 H 225.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#208AAD
RGB	rgb(32, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(195, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.49, -16.59, -26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.49, 31.40, 238.11°)
OKLab	oklab(59.21% -0.0727 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(59.21% 0.104 225.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2238, 21.4990, 42.7690)
Luminance	0.2150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#208AAD #AD4320

analogous

#20AD8A #208AAD #2043AD

triadic

#208AAD #AD208A #8AAD20

tetradic

#208AAD #8A20AD #AD4320 #43AD20

square

#208AAD #8A20AD #AD4320 #43AD20

split-complementary

#208AAD #AD2043 #AD8A20

monochromatic

#0D3846 #166179 #208AAD #31AFD9 #65C3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#208AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#208AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #208AAD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##208AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##208AAD	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)

#7787AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #208aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.104 225.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74acc5',
    500: '#208aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #208aad;
$custom-light: #74acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#208aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.894,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59208,
    "c": 0.10437,
    "h": 225.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#208AAD

secondary

#C87B61

accent

#683CEC

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #208AAD

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

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