#268AAD#268AAD

#268AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.102 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#268AAD
RGBrgb(38, 138, 173)
HSLhsl(196, 64%, 41%)
HSVhsv(196, 78%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(53.60, -15.96, -26.48)
CIE-LCHlch(53.60, 30.92, 238.91°)
OKLaboklab(59.33% -0.0704 -0.0743)
OKLCHoklch(59.33% 0.102 226.5)
XYZxyz(17.4275, 21.6040, 42.7786)
Luminance0.2161 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#268AAD #AD4926
analogous
#26AD8D #268AAD #2646AD
triadic
#268AAD #AD268A #8AAD26
tetradic
#268AAD #8D26AD #AD4926 #46AD26
square
#268AAD #8D26AD #AD4926 #46AD26
split-complementary
#268AAD #AD2646 #AD8D26
monochromatic
#103A49 #1B627B #268AAD #3CADD4 #6EC2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95
#268AAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32
#268AAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268AAD
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##268AAD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##268AAD1.003.955.325.32
#FFFFFF3.951.0021.0021.00
#0000005.3221.001.001.00
##0000005.3221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7787AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#657AAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #268aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.102 226.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acc5',
    500: '#268aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #268aad;
$custom-light: #76acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#268aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.556,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59331,
    "c": 0.10238,
    "h": 226.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#268AAD
secondary
#C68169
accent
#6C41E7
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82

Preview Lab

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#268AAD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva