#248CAE#248CAE

#248CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.103 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248CAE
RGB	rgb(36, 140, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 19.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.22, -16.93, -26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.22, 31.11, 237.03°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% -0.0728 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.103 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7424, 22.1850, 43.3832)
Luminance	0.2219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248CAE #AE4624

analogous

#24AE8B #248CAE #2447AE

triadic

#248CAE #AE248C #8CAE24

tetradic

#248CAE #8B24AE #AE4624 #47AE24

square

#248CAE #8B24AE #AE4624 #47AE24

split-complementary

#248CAE #AE2447 #AE8B24

monochromatic

#0F3A49 #1A637B #248CAE #39AFD6 #6CC4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#248CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#248CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248CAE

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248CAE	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 140, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.103 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc6',
    500: '#248cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248cae;
$custom-light: #76adc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.783,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59829,
    "c": 0.10325,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248CAE

secondary

#C77F67

accent

#693FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248CAE

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

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