#248CBC#248CBC

#248CBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.116 H 234.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248CBC
RGB	rgb(36, 140, 188)
HSL	hsl(199, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(199, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 25.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.82, -12.01, -33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.82, 35.27, 250.10°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% -0.0677 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.116 234.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1791, 22.7597, 50.9494)
Luminance	0.2276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248CBC #BC5424

analogous

#24BCA0 #248CBC #2440BC

triadic

#248CBC #BC248C #8CBC24

tetradic

#248CBC #A024BC #BC5424 #40BC24

square

#248CBC #A024BC #BC5424 #40BC24

split-complementary

#248CBC #BC2440 #BCA024

monochromatic

#104055 #1A6689 #248CBC #42ABDB #76C2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#248CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#248CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248CBC

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248CBC	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 140, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.116 234.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78add0',
    500: '#248cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248cbc;
$custom-light: #78add0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.947,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60508,
    "c": 0.11551,
    "h": 234.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248CBC

secondary

#CC8D70

accent

#743DEB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248CBC

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

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