#268498#268498

#268498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.089 H 215.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268498
RGB	rgb(38, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(191, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(191, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.90, -19.87, -18.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.90, 27.14, 222.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% -0.0728 -0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.089 215.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7157, 19.1798, 32.6262)
Luminance	0.1918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#268498 #983A26

analogous

#269873 #268498 #264B98

triadic

#268498 #982684 #849826

tetradic

#268498 #732698 #983A26 #4B9826

square

#268498 #732698 #983A26 #4B9826

split-complementary

#268498 #98264B #987326

monochromatic

#0E2F36 #1A5967 #268498 #32AFC9 #61C3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#268498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#268498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268498

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268498	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.089 215.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a8b6',
    500: '#268498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268498;
$custom-light: #72a8b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.526,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56881,
    "c": 0.0892,
    "h": 215.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268498

secondary

#BD6E5D

accent

#6045E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268498

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

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