#248EBC#248EBC

#248EBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.114 H 232.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248EBC
RGB	rgb(36, 142, 188)
HSL	hsl(198, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, -13.13, -32.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 34.79, 247.83°)
OKLab	oklab(60.99% -0.0695 -0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(60.99% 0.114 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4740, 23.3495, 51.0477)
Luminance	0.2335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248EBC #BC5224

analogous

#24BC9E #248EBC #2442BC

triadic

#248EBC #BC248E #8EBC24

tetradic

#248EBC #9E24BC #BC5224 #42BC24

square

#248EBC #9E24BC #BC5224 #42BC24

split-complementary

#248EBC #BC2442 #BC9E24

monochromatic

#104055 #1A6789 #248EBC #42ADDB #76C3E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#248EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#248EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248EBC

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248EBC	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 142, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.114 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afd0',
    500: '#248ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248ebc;
$custom-light: #78afd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.158,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60992,
    "c": 0.1144,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248EBC

secondary

#CC8C70

accent

#723DEB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248EBC

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

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