#268CAE#268CAE

#268CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.103 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268CAE
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.26, -16.71, -26.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.26, 30.93, 237.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.072 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.103 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8142, 22.2221, 43.3866)
Luminance	0.2222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268CAE #AE4826

analogous

#26AE8C #268CAE #2648AE

triadic

#268CAE #AE268C #8CAE26

tetradic

#268CAE #8C26AE #AE4826 #48AE26

square

#268CAE #8C26AE #AE4826 #48AE26

split-complementary

#268CAE #AE2648 #AE8C26

monochromatic

#103B4A #1B647C #268CAE #3DAFD5 #6FC3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#268CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#268CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268CAE

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268CAE	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)

#7989B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.103 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc6',
    500: '#268cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268cae;
$custom-light: #76adc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59872,
    "c": 0.10255,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268CAE

secondary

#C6816A

accent

#6A41E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268CAE

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

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