#248AB3#248AB3

#248AB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.108 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248AB3
RGB	rgb(36, 138, 179)
HSL	hsl(197, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(197, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 22.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.82, -14.08, -29.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.82, 32.77, 244.55°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% -0.069 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.108 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9494, 21.8045, 45.9018)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248AB3 #B34D24

analogous

#24B395 #248AB3 #2442B3

triadic

#248AB3 #B3248A #8AB324

tetradic

#248AB3 #9524B3 #B34D24 #42B324

square

#248AB3 #9524B3 #B34D24 #42B324

split-complementary

#248AB3 #B32442 #B39524

monochromatic

#103B4D #1A6380 #248AB3 #3CABD8 #6FC1E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#248AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#248AB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248AB3

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248AB3	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7588B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 138, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.108 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acca',
    500: '#248ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248ab3;
$custom-light: #76acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.203,
    "s": 66.512,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59576,
    "c": 0.10814,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248AB3

secondary

#C9856A

accent

#6F3EE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248AB3

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

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