#248BBD#248BBD

#248BBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.117 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248BBD
RGB	rgb(36, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(200, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(200, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.57, -11.09, -34.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.57, 35.89, 252.01°)
OKLab	oklab(60.32% -0.0664 -0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(60.32% 0.117 235.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1418, 22.5121, 51.4706)
Luminance	0.2251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248BBD #BD5624

analogous

#24BDA3 #248BBD #243FBD

triadic

#248BBD #BD248B #8BBD24

tetradic

#248BBD #A324BD #BD5624 #3FBD24

square

#248BBD #A324BD #BD5624 #3FBD24

split-complementary

#248BBD #BD243F #BDA324

monochromatic

#103F56 #1A658A #248BBD #43A9DB #76C1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#248BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#248BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248BBD

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248BBD	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E7CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.117 235.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78acd1',
    500: '#248bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248bbd;
$custom-light: #78acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.608,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60318,
    "c": 0.11708,
    "h": 235.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248BBD

secondary

#CC8E70

accent

#763DEB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248BBD

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

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