#268DA2#268DA2

#268DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.095 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268DA2
RGB	rgb(38, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(190, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(190, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.10, -21.31, -19.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.10, 28.81, 222.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% -0.0778 -0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.095 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8430, 22.0684, 37.5474)
Luminance	0.2207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268DA2 #A23B26

analogous

#26A279 #268DA2 #264FA2

triadic

#268DA2 #A2268D #8DA226

tetradic

#268DA2 #7926A2 #A23B26 #4FA226

square

#268DA2 #7926A2 #A23B26 #4FA226

split-complementary

#268DA2 #A2264F #A27926

monochromatic

#0F373F #1A6270 #268DA2 #35B6D0 #67C8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#268DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#268DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268DA2

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268DA2	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.095 214.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aebd',
    500: '#268da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268da2;
$custom-light: #75aebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.161,
    "s": 62,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59585,
    "c": 0.09475,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268DA2

secondary

#C17363

accent

#5E43E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268DA2

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

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