#268BAB#268BAB

#268BAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.101 H 224.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268BAB
RGB	rgb(38, 139, 171)
HSL	hsl(194, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 18.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.83, -17.20, -24.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.83, 30.33, 235.45°)
OKLab	oklab(59.49% -0.0722 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(59.49% 0.101 224.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3796, 21.8155, 41.8150)
Luminance	0.2182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268BAB #AB4626

analogous

#26AB88 #268BAB #2648AB

triadic

#268BAB #AB268B #8BAB26

tetradic

#268BAB #8826AB #AB4626 #48AB26

square

#268BAB #8826AB #AB4626 #48AB26

split-complementary

#268BAB #AB2648 #AB8826

monochromatic

#103A47 #1B6279 #268BAB #3BAFD3 #6DC3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#268BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#268BAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268BAB

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268BAB	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)

#7988AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 139, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.101 224.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc4',
    500: '#268bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268bab;
$custom-light: #76adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.436,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59486,
    "c": 0.10056,
    "h": 224.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268BAB

secondary

#C57E68

accent

#6941E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268BAB

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

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