#248BAF#248BAF

#248BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.104 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248BAF
RGB	rgb(36, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.96, -16.04, -27.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.96, 31.47, 239.37°)
OKLab	oklab(59.63% -0.0714 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(59.63% 0.104 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.6948, 21.9333, 43.8501)
Luminance	0.2193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248BAF #AF4824

analogous

#24AF8E #248BAF #2445AF

triadic

#248BAF #AF248B #8BAF24

tetradic

#248BAF #8E24AF #AF4824 #45AF24

square

#248BAF #8E24AF #AF4824 #45AF24

split-complementary

#248BAF #AF2445 #AF8E24

monochromatic

#0F3A49 #1A637C #248BAF #3AAED6 #6DC3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#248BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#248BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248BAF

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248BAF	1.00	3.90	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.104 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc7',
    500: '#248baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248baf;
$custom-light: #76adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.54,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59629,
    "c": 0.10436,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248BAF

secondary

#C78068

accent

#6B3FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248BAF

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

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