#268CB2#268CB2

#268CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.106 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268CB2
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 178)
HSL	hsl(196, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.43, -15.33, -28.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.43, 31.98, 241.36°)
OKLab	oklab(60.06% -0.0705 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(60.06% 0.106 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2100, 22.3804, 45.4709)
Luminance	0.2238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268CB2 #B24C26

analogous

#26B292 #268CB2 #2646B2

triadic

#268CB2 #B2268C #8CB226

tetradic

#268CB2 #9226B2 #B24C26 #46B226

square

#268CB2 #9226B2 #B24C26 #46B226

split-complementary

#268CB2 #B22646 #B29226

monochromatic

#103D4D #1B6480 #268CB2 #3FADD6 #72C3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#268CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#268CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268CB2

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268CB2	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.106 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77adc9',
    500: '#268cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268cb2;
$custom-light: #77adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.286,
    "s": 64.815,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6006,
    "c": 0.10578,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268CB2

secondary

#C8856C

accent

#6E40E8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268CB2

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

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