#248BB3#248BB3

#248BB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.108 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248BB3
RGB	rgb(36, 139, 179)
HSL	hsl(197, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(197, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 22.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.13, -14.64, -29.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.13, 32.58, 243.31°)
OKLab	oklab(59.82% -0.0699 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(59.82% 0.108 229.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0935, 22.0927, 45.9498)
Luminance	0.2210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248BB3 #B34C24

analogous

#24B394 #248BB3 #2444B3

triadic

#248BB3 #B3248B #8BB324

tetradic

#248BB3 #9424B3 #B34C24 #44B324

square

#248BB3 #9424B3 #B34C24 #44B324

split-complementary

#248BB3 #B32444 #B39424

monochromatic

#103C4D #1A6380 #248BB3 #3CACD8 #6FC2E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#248BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#248BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248BB3

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248BB3	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7689B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.108 229.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adca',
    500: '#248bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248bb3;
$custom-light: #76adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.783,
    "s": 66.512,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59821,
    "c": 0.10771,
    "h": 229.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248BB3

secondary

#C9856A

accent

#6E3EE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248BB3

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

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