#268AAB#268AAB

#268AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.101 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268AAB
RGB	rgb(38, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.52, -16.66, -25.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.52, 30.42, 236.80°)
OKLab	oklab(59.24% -0.0712 -0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(59.24% 0.101 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2354, 21.5272, 41.7670)
Luminance	0.2153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268AAB #AB4726

analogous

#26AB89 #268AAB #2647AB

triadic

#268AAB #AB268A #8AAB26

tetradic

#268AAB #8926AB #AB4726 #47AB26

square

#268AAB #8926AB #AB4726 #47AB26

split-complementary

#268AAB #AB2647 #AB8926

monochromatic

#103947 #1B6279 #268AAB #3BAED3 #6DC2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#268AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#268AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268AAB

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268AAB	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7887AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.101 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acc4',
    500: '#268aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268aab;
$custom-light: #76acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.887,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59238,
    "c": 0.10082,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268AAB

secondary

#C57F68

accent

#6A41E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268AAB

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

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