#268CAD#268CAD

#268CAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.102 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268CAD
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.22, -17.06, -25.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.22, 30.70, 236.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% -0.0724 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.102 224.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7171, 22.1832, 42.8751)
Luminance	0.2218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268CAD #AD4726

analogous

#26AD8B #268CAD #2649AD

triadic

#268CAD #AD268C #8CAD26

tetradic

#268CAD #8B26AD #AD4726 #49AD26

square

#268CAD #8B26AD #AD4726 #49AD26

split-complementary

#268CAD #AD2649 #AD8B26

monochromatic

#103B49 #1B637B #268CAD #3CAFD4 #6EC4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#268CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#268CAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268CAD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268CAD	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A89AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.102 224.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc5',
    500: '#268cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268cad;
$custom-light: #76adc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.667,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59825,
    "c": 0.10179,
    "h": 224.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268CAD

secondary

#C68069

accent

#6941E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268CAD

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

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