#248AAD#248AAD

#248AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.103 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248AAD
RGB	rgb(36, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.56, -16.18, -26.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.56, 31.08, 238.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.29% -0.0712 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(59.29% 0.103 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3557, 21.5670, 42.7752)
Luminance	0.2157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248AAD #AD4724

analogous

#24AD8B #248AAD #2446AD

triadic

#248AAD #AD248A #8AAD24

tetradic

#248AAD #8B24AD #AD4724 #46AD24

square

#248AAD #8B24AD #AD4724 #46AD24

split-complementary

#248AAD #AD2446 #AD8B24

monochromatic

#0F3948 #19627A #248AAD #39AED6 #6BC2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#248AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#248AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248AAD

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248AAD	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.103 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc5',
    500: '#248aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248aad;
$custom-light: #75acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.328,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59288,
    "c": 0.10309,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248AAD

secondary

#C67F66

accent

#6B3FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248AAD

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

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