#268DAB#268DAB

#268DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.100 H 222.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268DAB
RGB	rgb(38, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(194, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.45, -18.28, -24.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.45, 30.19, 232.73°)
OKLab	oklab(59.98% -0.0741 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(59.98% 0.1 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6718, 22.3999, 41.9124)
Luminance	0.2240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268DAB #AB4426

analogous

#26AB86 #268DAB #264AAB

triadic

#268DAB #AB268D #8DAB26

tetradic

#268DAB #8626AB #AB4426 #4AAB26

square

#268DAB #8626AB #AB4426 #4AAB26

split-complementary

#268DAB #AB264A #AB8626

monochromatic

#103A47 #1B6479 #268DAB #3BB1D3 #6DC5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#268DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#268DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268DAB

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268DAB	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)

#7C89AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.100 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec4',
    500: '#268dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268dab;
$custom-light: #76aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.534,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59982,
    "c": 0.10012,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268DAB

secondary

#C57D68

accent

#6641E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268DAB

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

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