#248EB0#248EB0

#248EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.104 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248EB0
RGB	rgb(36, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(195, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.92, -17.32, -26.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.92, 31.38, 236.49°)
OKLab	oklab(60.42% -0.074 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(60.42% 0.104 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2338, 22.8534, 44.5160)
Luminance	0.2286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#248EB0 #B04624

analogous

#24B08C #248EB0 #2448B0

triadic

#248EB0 #B0248E #8EB024

tetradic

#248EB0 #8C24B0 #B04624 #48B024

square

#248EB0 #8C24B0 #B04624 #48B024

split-complementary

#248EB0 #B02448 #B08C24

monochromatic

#0F3C4A #1A657D #248EB0 #3AB1D7 #6DC5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#248EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#248EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248EB0

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248EB0	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.104 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afc7',
    500: '#248eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248eb0;
$custom-light: #76afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.571,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60416,
    "c": 0.1042,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248EB0

secondary

#C87F68

accent

#683FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248EB0

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

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