#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
RGB	rgb(38, 139, 178)
HSL	hsl(197, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(197, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, -14.77, -28.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 32.14, 242.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.82% -0.0695 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(59.82% 0.106 229.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0645, 22.0895, 45.4225)
Luminance	0.2209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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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
##268BB2	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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