#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
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(194, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -17.74, -24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 30.25, 234.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.73% -0.0732 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(59.73% 0.1 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5250, 22.1064, 41.8635)
Luminance	0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##268CAB	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	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)

#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

Preview with #268CAB

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

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