#268BB0#268BB0

#268BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.104 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268BB0
RGB	rgb(38, 139, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 21%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.04, -15.47, -27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.04, 31.58, 240.66°)
OKLab	oklab(59.72% -0.0703 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(59.72% 0.104 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.8652, 22.0097, 44.3726)
Luminance	0.2201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268BB0 #B04B26

analogous

#26B090 #268BB0 #2646B0

triadic

#268BB0 #B0268B #8BB026

tetradic

#268BB0 #9026B0 #B04B26 #46B026

square

#268BB0 #9026B0 #B04B26 #46B026

split-complementary

#268BB0 #B02646 #B09026

monochromatic

#103B4B #1B637E #268BB0 #3EADD5 #70C2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#268BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#268BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268BB0

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268BB0	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7789B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 139, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.104 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc7',
    500: '#268bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268bb0;
$custom-light: #76adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.087,
    "s": 64.486,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59719,
    "c": 0.10449,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268BB0

secondary

#C7846B

accent

#6D40E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268BB0

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

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