#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
RGB	rgb(38, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.60, -15.96, -26.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.60, 30.92, 238.91°)
OKLab	oklab(59.33% -0.0704 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(59.33% 0.102 226.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4275, 21.6040, 42.7786)
Luminance	0.2161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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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
##268AAD	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

Preview with #268AAD

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

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