#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
RGBrgb(36, 140, 173)
HSLhsl(194, 66%, 41%)
HSVhsv(194, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(79.2%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(54.18, -17.27, -25.59)
CIE-LCHlch(54.18, 30.87, 235.97°)
OKLaboklab(59.78% -0.0732 -0.0718)
OKLCHoklch(59.78% 0.102 224.4)
XYZxyz(17.6453, 22.1462, 42.8717)
Luminance0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##248CAD1.003.875.435.43
#FFFFFF3.871.0021.0021.00
#0000005.4321.001.001.00
##0000005.4321.001.001.00

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

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#248CAD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva