#268CB0#268CB0

#268CB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.104 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268CB0
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, -16.02, -27.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 31.44, 239.36°)
OKLab	oklab(59.97% -0.0712 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(59.97% 0.104 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0107, 22.3006, 44.4211)
Luminance	0.2230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268CB0 #B04A26

analogous

#26B08F #268CB0 #2647B0

triadic

#268CB0 #B0268C #8CB026

tetradic

#268CB0 #8F26B0 #B04A26 #47B026

square

#268CB0 #8F26B0 #B04A26 #47B026

split-complementary

#268CB0 #B02647 #B08F26

monochromatic

#103C4B #1B647E #268CB0 #3EAED5 #70C3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#268CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#268CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268CB0

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268CB0	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.104 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77adc7',
    500: '#268cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268cb0;
$custom-light: #77adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.652,
    "s": 64.486,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59965,
    "c": 0.10414,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268CB0

secondary

#C7836B

accent

#6C40E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268CB0

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

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