#248AB2#248AB2

#248AB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.107 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248AB2
RGB	rgb(36, 138, 178)
HSL	hsl(197, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(197, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.78, -14.43, -29.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.78, 32.47, 243.60°)
OKLab	oklab(59.53% -0.0694 -0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(59.53% 0.107 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.8486, 21.7642, 45.3711)
Luminance	0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248AB2 #B24C24

analogous

#24B293 #248AB2 #2443B2

triadic

#248AB2 #B2248A #8AB224

tetradic

#248AB2 #9324B2 #B24C24 #43B224

square

#248AB2 #9324B2 #B24C24 #43B224

split-complementary

#248AB2 #B22443 #B29324

monochromatic

#0F3B4C #1A637F #248AB2 #3CACD8 #6FC1E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#248AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#248AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248AB2

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248AB2	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7588B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 138, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.107 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acc9',
    500: '#248ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248ab2;
$custom-light: #76acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.901,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59527,
    "c": 0.10727,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248AB2

secondary

#C88469

accent

#6F3FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248AB2

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

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