#268CAC#268CAC

#268CAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.101 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268CAC
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 172)
HSL	hsl(194, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.9%, 18.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.18, -17.40, -25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.18, 30.47, 235.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% -0.0728 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.101 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6207, 22.1447, 42.3674)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268CAC #AC4626

analogous

#26AC89 #268CAC #2649AC

triadic

#268CAC #AC268C #8CAC26

tetradic

#268CAC #8926AC #AC4626 #49AC26

square

#268CAC #8926AC #AC4626 #49AC26

split-complementary

#268CAC #AC2649 #AC8926

monochromatic

#103A48 #1B637A #268CAC #3BAFD4 #6EC4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#268CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#268CAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268CAC

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268CAC	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A89AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.101 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc4',
    500: '#268cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268cac;
$custom-light: #76adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.328,
    "s": 63.81,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59779,
    "c": 0.10105,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268CAC

secondary

#C57F68

accent

#6941E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268CAC

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

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