#268BAF#268BAF

#268BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.104 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268BAF
RGB	rgb(38, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.00, -15.82, -27.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.00, 31.31, 239.65°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.0706 -0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.104 227)
XYZ	xyz(17.7666, 21.9703, 43.8534)
Luminance	0.2197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268BAF #AF4A26

analogous

#26AF8E #268BAF #2647AF

triadic

#268BAF #AF268B #8BAF26

tetradic

#268BAF #8E26AF #AF4A26 #47AF26

square

#268BAF #8E26AF #AF4A26 #47AF26

split-complementary

#268BAF #AF2647 #AF8E26

monochromatic

#103B4A #1B637D #268BAF #3DADD5 #70C2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#268BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#268BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268BAF

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268BAF	1.00	3.89	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.89	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)

#7888B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.104 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc7',
    500: '#268baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268baf;
$custom-light: #76adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.766,
    "s": 64.319,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59672,
    "c": 0.10366,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.21972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268BAF

secondary

#C7826A

accent

#6C40E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268BAF

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

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