#268BB2#268BB2

#268BB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.106 H 229.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#268BB2
RGBrgb(38, 139, 178)
HSLhsl(197, 65%, 42%)
HSVhsv(197, 79%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(78.7%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(54.12, -14.77, -28.54)
CIE-LCHlch(54.12, 32.14, 242.63°)
OKLaboklab(59.82% -0.0695 -0.0802)
OKLCHoklch(59.82% 0.106 229.1)
XYZxyz(18.0645, 22.0895, 45.4225)
Luminance0.2209 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#268BB2 #B24D26
analogous
#26B293 #268BB2 #2645B2
triadic
#268BB2 #B2268B #8BB226
tetradic
#268BB2 #9326B2 #B24D26 #45B226
square
#268BB2 #9326B2 #B24D26 #45B226
split-complementary
#268BB2 #B22645 #B29326
monochromatic
#103C4D #1B6480 #268BB2 #3FACD6 #72C2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88
#268BB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42
#268BB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268BB2
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##268BB2#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##268BB21.003.885.425.42
#FFFFFF3.881.0021.0021.00
#0000005.4221.001.001.00
##0000005.4221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7789B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647CB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009698
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #268bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 139, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.106 229.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77adc9',
    500: '#268bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #268bb2;
$custom-light: #77adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#268bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.714,
    "s": 64.815,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59815,
    "c": 0.10617,
    "h": 229.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#268BB2
secondary
#C8866C
accent
#6F40E8
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268BB2

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#268BB2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva