#268DAE#268DAE

#268DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.102 H 224.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268DAE
RGB	rgb(38, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.57, -17.26, -25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.57, 30.84, 235.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.12% -0.073 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(60.12% 0.102 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9610, 22.5156, 43.4355)
Luminance	0.2252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268DAE #AE4726

analogous

#26AE8B #268DAE #2649AE

triadic

#268DAE #AE268D #8DAE26

tetradic

#268DAE #8B26AE #AE4726 #49AE26

square

#268DAE #8B26AE #AE4726 #49AE26

split-complementary

#268DAE #AE2649 #AE8B26

monochromatic

#103C4A #1B647C #268DAE #3DB0D5 #6FC4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#268DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#268DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268DAE

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268DAE	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.102 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec6',
    500: '#268dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268dae;
$custom-light: #76aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.559,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60119,
    "c": 0.10228,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268DAE

secondary

#C6806A

accent

#6941E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268DAE

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

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