#248AB0#248AB0

#248AB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.106 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248AB0
RGB	rgb(36, 138, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.69, -15.14, -28.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.69, 31.89, 241.66°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% -0.0701 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.106 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.6493, 21.6844, 44.3212)
Luminance	0.2169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248AB0 #B04A24

analogous

#24B090 #248AB0 #2444B0

triadic

#248AB0 #B0248A #8AB024

tetradic

#248AB0 #9024B0 #B04A24 #44B024

square

#248AB0 #9024B0 #B04A24 #44B024

split-complementary

#248AB0 #B02444 #B09024

monochromatic

#0F3A4A #1A627D #248AB0 #3AACD7 #6DC2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#248AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#248AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248AB0

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248AB0	1.00	3.93	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7688B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 138, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.106 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acc7',
    500: '#248ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248ab0;
$custom-light: #76acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.286,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59431,
    "c": 0.10555,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248AB0

secondary

#C88268

accent

#6D3FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248AB0

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

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