#248BAC#248BAC

#248BAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.102 H 224.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248BAC
RGB	rgb(36, 139, 172)
HSL	hsl(195, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 19.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.83, -17.08, -25.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.83, 30.73, 236.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.49% -0.0726 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(59.49% 0.102 224.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4035, 21.8167, 42.3155)
Luminance	0.2182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248BAC #AC4524

analogous

#24AC89 #248BAC #2447AC

triadic

#248BAC #AC248B #8BAC24

tetradic

#248BAC #8924AC #AC4524 #47AC24

square

#248BAC #8924AC #AC4524 #47AC24

split-complementary

#248BAC #AC2447 #AC8924

monochromatic

#0F3947 #196279 #248BAC #38AFD5 #6AC3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#248BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#248BAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248BAC

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248BAC	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)

#7988AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.102 224.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc4',
    500: '#248bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248bac;
$custom-light: #75adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.559,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59489,
    "c": 0.10201,
    "h": 224.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248BAC

secondary

#C67D66

accent

#683FE8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #248BAC

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

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