#268CAB#268CAB

#268CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.100 H 223.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#268CAB
RGBrgb(38, 140, 171)
HSLhsl(194, 64%, 41%)
HSVhsv(194, 78%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(77.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LABlab(54.14, -17.74, -24.50)
CIE-LCHlch(54.14, 30.25, 234.09°)
OKLaboklab(59.73% -0.0732 -0.0686)
OKLCHoklch(59.73% 0.1 223.2)
XYZxyz(17.5250, 22.1064, 41.8635)
Luminance0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#268CAB #AB4526
analogous
#26AB87 #268CAB #2649AB
triadic
#268CAB #AB268C #8CAB26
tetradic
#268CAB #8726AB #AB4526 #49AB26
square
#268CAB #8726AB #AB4526 #49AB26
split-complementary
#268CAB #AB2649 #AB8726
monochromatic
#103A47 #1B6379 #268CAB #3BB0D3 #6DC4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87
#268CAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

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

Best text color

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

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##268CAB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##268CAB1.003.875.425.42
#FFFFFF3.871.0021.0021.00
#0000005.4221.001.001.00
##0000005.4221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A89AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#697CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009596
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #268cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.100 223.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc4',
    500: '#268cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #268cab;
$custom-light: #76adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#268cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.985,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59733,
    "c": 0.10033,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#268CAB
secondary
#C57E68
accent
#6841E7
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A1012
muted
#7C7F81

Preview Lab

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