#268ABD#268ABD

#268ABD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.117 H 236.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268ABD
RGB	rgb(38, 138, 189)
HSL	hsl(200, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(200, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 27%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.30, -10.32, -34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.30, 36.05, 253.37°)
OKLab	oklab(60.12% -0.0647 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(60.12% 0.117 236.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0694, 22.2608, 51.4260)
Luminance	0.2226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268ABD #BD5926

analogous

#26BDA5 #268ABD #263EBD

triadic

#268ABD #BD268A #8ABD26

tetradic

#268ABD #A526BD #BD5926 #3EBD26

square

#268ABD #A526BD #BD5926 #3EBD26

split-complementary

#268ABD #BD263E #BDA526

monochromatic

#124057 #1C658A #268ABD #46A8DA #79C0E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#268ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#268ABD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268ABD

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268ABD	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 138, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.117 236.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79acd1',
    500: '#268abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268abd;
$custom-light: #79acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.265,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60119,
    "c": 0.1171,
    "h": 236.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268ABD

secondary

#CC9173

accent

#783EE9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268ABD

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

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