#268BAE#268BAE

#268BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.103 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268BAE
RGB	rgb(38, 139, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 20.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.95, -16.17, -26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.95, 31.05, 238.62°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% -0.071 -0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.103 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6688, 21.9311, 43.3381)
Luminance	0.2193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268BAE #AE4926

analogous

#26AE8D #268BAE #2647AE

triadic

#268BAE #AE268B #8BAE26

tetradic

#268BAE #8D26AE #AE4926 #47AE26

square

#268BAE #8D26AE #AE4926 #47AE26

split-complementary

#268BAE #AE2647 #AE8D26

monochromatic

#103B4A #1B637C #268BAE #3DADD5 #6FC3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#268BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#268BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268BAE

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268BAE	1.00	3.90	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 139, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.103 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc6',
    500: '#268bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268bae;
$custom-light: #76adc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.441,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59625,
    "c": 0.10286,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268BAE

secondary

#C6816A

accent

#6B41E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268BAE

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

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