#248AA3#248AA3
#248AA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.096 H 218.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #248AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 138, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 64%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 78%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 15.3%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.16, -19.62, -21.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.16, 29.03, 227.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.83% -0.0752 -0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.83% 0.096 218.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4241, 21.1944, 37.8685) |
| Luminance | 0.2120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 1.96
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.42
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.89
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 8.44
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 8.81
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#248AA3 #A33D24
analogous
#24A37D #248AA3 #244BA3
triadic
#248AA3 #A3248A #8AA324
tetradic
#248AA3 #7D24A3 #A33D24 #4BA324
square
#248AA3 #7D24A3 #A33D24 #4BA324
split-complementary
#248AA3 #A3244B #A37D24
monochromatic
#0E353F #196071 #248AA3 #32B2D2 #65C5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#248AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#248AA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #248AA3
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##248AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##248AA3 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A86A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#697AA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009292
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #248aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 138, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.096 218.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74acbe',
500: '#248aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #248aa3; $custom-light: #74acbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#248aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 138,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.811,
"s": 63.819,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58831,
"c": 0.09607,
"h": 218.5
},
"luminance": 0.21196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#248AA3
secondary
#C27460
accent
#6241E7
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#091012
muted
#7B7F81