#248AAE#248AAE

#248AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.104 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248AAE
RGB	rgb(36, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(196, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.61, -15.83, -27.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.61, 31.34, 239.66°)
OKLab	oklab(59.34% -0.0708 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(59.34% 0.104 227)
XYZ	xyz(17.4529, 21.6059, 43.2867)
Luminance	0.2161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248AAE #AE4824

analogous

#24AE8D #248AAE #2445AE

triadic

#248AAE #AE248A #8AAE24

tetradic

#248AAE #8D24AE #AE4824 #45AE24

square

#248AAE #8D24AE #AE4824 #45AE24

split-complementary

#248AAE #AE2445 #AE8D24

monochromatic

#0F3A49 #1A627B #248AAE #39ADD6 #6CC2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#248AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#248AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248AAE

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248AAE	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.104 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc6',
    500: '#248aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248aae;
$custom-light: #75acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.652,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59335,
    "c": 0.10389,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.21608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248AAE

secondary

#C78067

accent

#6B3FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248AAE

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

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