#248EAB#248EAB

#248EAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.101 H 221.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248EAB
RGB	rgb(36, 142, 171)
HSL	hsl(193, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 17%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.72, -19.04, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.72, 30.33, 231.12°)
OKLab	oklab(60.19% -0.0759 -0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(60.19% 0.101 221)
XYZ	xyz(17.7481, 22.6592, 41.9584)
Luminance	0.2266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248EAB #AB4124

analogous

#24AB84 #248EAB #244AAB

triadic

#248EAB #AB248E #8EAB24

tetradic

#248EAB #8424AB #AB4124 #4AAB24

square

#248EAB #8424AB #AB4124 #4AAB24

split-complementary

#248EAB #AB244A #AB8424

monochromatic

#0F3A46 #196478 #248EAB #37B3D5 #6AC6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#248EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#248EAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248EAB

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248EAB	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009797

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 142, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.101 221.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afc4',
    500: '#248eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248eab;
$custom-light: #75afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.889,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60188,
    "c": 0.10066,
    "h": 221
  },
  "luminance": 0.22661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248EAB

secondary

#C67A65

accent

#6440E8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #248EAB

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

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