#268DB3#268DB3

#268DB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.106 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268DB3
RGB	rgb(38, 141, 179)
HSL	hsl(196, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.78, -15.53, -28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.78, 32.10, 241.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.35% -0.0711 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(60.35% 0.106 228)
XYZ	xyz(18.4575, 22.7142, 46.0506)
Luminance	0.2272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268DB3 #B34C26

analogous

#26B392 #268DB3 #2647B3

triadic

#268DB3 #B3268D #8DB326

tetradic

#268DB3 #9226B3 #B34C26 #47B326

square

#268DB3 #9226B3 #B34C26 #47B326

split-complementary

#268DB3 #B32647 #B39226

monochromatic

#113D4E #1B6581 #268DB3 #40AED6 #72C3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#268DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#268DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268DB3

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268DB3	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)

#798BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 141, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.106 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77aeca',
    500: '#268db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268db3;
$custom-light: #77aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.17,
    "s": 64.977,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60353,
    "c": 0.10624,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.22716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268DB3

secondary

#C8856D

accent

#6D40E8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268DB3

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

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