#268BAA#268BAA

#268BAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.100 H 223.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268BAA
RGB	rgb(38, 139, 170)
HSL	hsl(194, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 18.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.79, -17.54, -24.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.79, 30.10, 234.36°)
OKLab	oklab(59.44% -0.0726 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(59.44% 0.1 223.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2846, 21.7775, 41.3149)
Luminance	0.2178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268BAA #AA4526

analogous

#26AA87 #268BAA #2649AA

triadic

#268BAA #AA268B #8BAA26

tetradic

#268BAA #8726AA #AA4526 #49AA26

square

#268BAA #8726AA #AA4526 #49AA26

split-complementary

#268BAA #AA2649 #AA8726

monochromatic

#103946 #1B6278 #268BAA #3AAFD3 #6CC3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#268BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#268BAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268BAA

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268BAA	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 139, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.100 223.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc3',
    500: '#268baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268baa;
$custom-light: #76adc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.091,
    "s": 63.462,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5944,
    "c": 0.09982,
    "h": 223.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268BAA

secondary

#C57D67

accent

#6841E6

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268BAA

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

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