#248CAD#248CAD

#248CAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.102 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248CAD
RGB	rgb(36, 140, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.18, -17.27, -25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.18, 30.87, 235.97°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% -0.0732 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.102 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.6453, 22.1462, 42.8717)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248CAD #AD4524

analogous

#24AD89 #248CAD #2447AD

triadic

#248CAD #AD248C #8CAD24

tetradic

#248CAD #8924AD #AD4524 #47AD24

square

#248CAD #8924AD #AD4524 #47AD24

split-complementary

#248CAD #AD2447 #AD8924

monochromatic

#0F3A48 #19637A #248CAD #39B0D6 #6BC4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#248CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#248CAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248CAD

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248CAD	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A89AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 140, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.102 224.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.453,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59783,
    "c": 0.10249,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248CAD

secondary

#C67E66

accent

#683FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248CAD

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

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