#268DA4#268DA4

#268DA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.096 H 216.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268DA4
RGB	rgb(38, 141, 164)
HSL	hsl(191, 62%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.18, -20.64, -20.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.18, 29.04, 224.69°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.077 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.096 216.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0222, 22.1401, 38.4911)
Luminance	0.2214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#268DA4 #A43D26

analogous

#26A47C #268DA4 #264EA4

triadic

#268DA4 #A4268D #8DA426

tetradic

#268DA4 #7C26A4 #A43D26 #4EA426

square

#268DA4 #7C26A4 #A43D26 #4EA426

split-complementary

#268DA4 #A4264E #A47C26

monochromatic

#0F3841 #1A6272 #268DA4 #37B4D1 #68C7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#268DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#268DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268DA4

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268DA4	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E89A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7CA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 141, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.096 216.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aebf',
    500: '#268da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268da4;
$custom-light: #75aebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.952,
    "s": 62.376,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59671,
    "c": 0.09578,
    "h": 216.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268DA4

secondary

#C27564

accent

#6042E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268DA4

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

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