#268DB2#268DB2

#268DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.105 H 227.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268DB2
RGB	rgb(38, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(196, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.73, -15.87, -27.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.73, 31.83, 240.08°)
OKLab	oklab(60.31% -0.0715 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(60.31% 0.105 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3568, 22.6739, 45.5199)
Luminance	0.2268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268DB2 #B24B26

analogous

#26B291 #268DB2 #2647B2

triadic

#268DB2 #B2268D #8DB226

tetradic

#268DB2 #9126B2 #B24B26 #47B226

square

#268DB2 #9126B2 #B24B26 #47B226

split-complementary

#268DB2 #B22647 #B29126

monochromatic

#103D4D #1B6580 #268DB2 #3FAED6 #72C3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#268DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#268DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268DB2

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268DB2	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.105 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77aec9',
    500: '#268db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268db2;
$custom-light: #77aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.857,
    "s": 64.815,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60305,
    "c": 0.10542,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268DB2

secondary

#C8846C

accent

#6C40E8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268DB2

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

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