#248CB3#248CB3

#248CB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.107 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248CB3
RGB	rgb(36, 140, 179)
HSL	hsl(196, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.43, -15.19, -28.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.43, 32.41, 242.06°)
OKLab	oklab(60.07% -0.0709 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(60.07% 0.107 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.2390, 22.3837, 45.9983)
Luminance	0.2239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248CB3 #B34B24

analogous

#24B393 #248CB3 #2444B3

triadic

#248CB3 #B3248C #8CB324

tetradic

#248CB3 #9324B3 #B34B24 #44B324

square

#248CB3 #9324B3 #B34B24 #44B324

split-complementary

#248CB3 #B32444 #B39324

monochromatic

#103C4D #1A6480 #248CB3 #3CADD8 #6FC3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#248CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#248CB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248CB3

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248CB3	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 140, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.107 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adca',
    500: '#248cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248cb3;
$custom-light: #76adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 66.512,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60066,
    "c": 0.10729,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248CB3

secondary

#C9846A

accent

#6D3EE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248CB3

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

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