#248FAD#248FAD

#248FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.102 H 221.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248FAD
RGB	rgb(36, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.11, -18.89, -24.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.11, 30.67, 231.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% -0.0761 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.102 221.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0897, 23.0349, 43.0198)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248FAD #AD4224

analogous

#24AD86 #248FAD #244AAD

triadic

#248FAD #AD248F #8FAD24

tetradic

#248FAD #8624AD #AD4224 #4AAD24

square

#248FAD #8624AD #AD4224 #4AAD24

split-complementary

#248FAD #AD244A #AD8624

monochromatic

#0F3B48 #19657A #248FAD #39B3D6 #6BC7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#248FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#248FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248FAD

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248FAD	1.00	3.75	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.102 221.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b0c5',
    500: '#248fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248fad;
$custom-light: #76b0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.139,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60526,
    "c": 0.10183,
    "h": 221.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248FAD

secondary

#C67B66

accent

#643FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #248FAD

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

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