#248DAE#248DAE

#248DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.103 H 224.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248DAE
RGB	rgb(36, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.53, -17.47, -25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.53, 31.01, 235.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60.08% -0.0738 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(60.08% 0.103 224.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8892, 22.4786, 43.4322)
Luminance	0.2248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248DAE #AE4524

analogous

#24AE8A #248DAE #2448AE

triadic

#248DAE #AE248D #8DAE24

tetradic

#248DAE #8A24AE #AE4524 #48AE24

square

#248DAE #8A24AE #AE4524 #48AE24

split-complementary

#248DAE #AE2448 #AE8A24

monochromatic

#0F3B49 #1A647B #248DAE #39B1D6 #6CC5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#248DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#248DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248DAE

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248DAE	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.103 224.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec6',
    500: '#248dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248dae;
$custom-light: #76aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.348,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60077,
    "c": 0.10298,
    "h": 224.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248DAE

secondary

#C77E67

accent

#683FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248DAE

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

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