#268AB0#268AB0

#268AB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.105 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268AB0
RGB	rgb(38, 138, 176)
HSL	hsl(197, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(197, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.73, -14.92, -28.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.73, 31.73, 241.95°)
OKLab	oklab(59.47% -0.0693 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(59.47% 0.105 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7211, 21.7215, 44.3246)
Luminance	0.2172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268AB0 #B04C26

analogous

#26B091 #268AB0 #2645B0

triadic

#268AB0 #B0268A #8AB026

tetradic

#268AB0 #9126B0 #B04C26 #45B026

square

#268AB0 #9126B0 #B04C26 #45B026

split-complementary

#268AB0 #B02645 #B09126

monochromatic

#103B4B #1B637E #268AB0 #3EACD5 #70C1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#268AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#268AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268AB0

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268AB0	1.00	3.93	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7688B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 138, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.105 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acc7',
    500: '#268ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268ab0;
$custom-light: #76acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.522,
    "s": 64.486,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59474,
    "c": 0.10487,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268AB0

secondary

#C7846B

accent

#6E40E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268AB0

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

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