#248BAD#248BAD

#248BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.103 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248BAD
RGB	rgb(36, 139, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.87, -16.73, -26.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.87, 30.97, 237.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% -0.0722 -0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.103 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4999, 21.8553, 42.8232)
Luminance	0.2186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248BAD #AD4624

analogous

#24AD8A #248BAD #2446AD

triadic

#248BAD #AD248B #8BAD24

tetradic

#248BAD #8A24AD #AD4624 #46AD24

square

#248BAD #8A24AD #AD4624 #46AD24

split-complementary

#248BAD #AD2446 #AD8A24

monochromatic

#0F3A48 #19627A #248BAD #39AFD6 #6BC3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#248BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#248BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248BAD

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248BAD	1.00	3.91	5.37	5.37
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.103 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc5',
    500: '#248bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248bad;
$custom-light: #75adc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.891,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59535,
    "c": 0.10277,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248BAD

secondary

#C67E66

accent

#693FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248BAD

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

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