#248BB0#248BB0

#248BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.105 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248BB0
RGB	rgb(36, 139, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 21%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.00, -15.69, -27.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.00, 31.74, 240.38°)
OKLab	oklab(59.68% -0.0711 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(59.68% 0.105 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.7934, 21.9727, 44.3692)
Luminance	0.2198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#248BB0 #B04924

analogous

#24B08F #248BB0 #2445B0

triadic

#248BB0 #B0248B #8BB024

tetradic

#248BB0 #8F24B0 #B04924 #45B024

square

#248BB0 #8F24B0 #B04924 #45B024

split-complementary

#248BB0 #B02445 #B08F24

monochromatic

#0F3B4A #1A637D #248BB0 #3AADD7 #6DC3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#248BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#248BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248BB0

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248BB0	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.105 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc7',
    500: '#248bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248bb0;
$custom-light: #76adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.857,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59677,
    "c": 0.10517,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248BB0

secondary

#C88168

accent

#6C3FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248BB0

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

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