#268CBD#268CBD

#268CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.116 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268CBD
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(199, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.91, -11.45, -33.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.91, 35.49, 251.18°)
OKLab	oklab(60.6% -0.0665 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(60.6% 0.116 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3590, 22.8400, 51.5225)
Luminance	0.2284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268CBD #BD5726

analogous

#26BDA3 #268CBD #2641BD

triadic

#268CBD #BD268C #8CBD26

tetradic

#268CBD #A326BD #BD5726 #41BD26

square

#268CBD #A326BD #BD5726 #41BD26

split-complementary

#268CBD #BD2641 #BDA326

monochromatic

#124157 #1C668A #268CBD #46AADA #79C1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#268CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#268CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268CBD

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268CBD	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.116 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79add1',
    500: '#268cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268cbd;
$custom-light: #79add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.47,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.606,
    "c": 0.11587,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268CBD

secondary

#CC9073

accent

#763EE9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268CBD

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

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