#268EA1#268EA1

#268EA1 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.094 H 212.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268EA1
RGB	rgb(38, 142, 161)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.37, -22.16, -18.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.37, 28.80, 219.69°)
OKLab	oklab(59.79% -0.0792 -0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(59.79% 0.094 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.9026, 22.3292, 37.1304)
Luminance	0.2233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268EA1 #A13926

analogous

#26A177 #268EA1 #2651A1

triadic

#268EA1 #A1268E #8EA126

tetradic

#268EA1 #7726A1 #A13926 #51A126

square

#268EA1 #7726A1 #A13926 #51A126

split-complementary

#268EA1 #A12651 #A17726

monochromatic

#0F373E #1A626F #268EA1 #35B7CF #66C9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#268EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#268EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268EA1

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268EA1	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 142, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.094 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74afbc',
    500: '#268ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268ea1;
$custom-light: #74afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.268,
    "s": 61.809,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59794,
    "c": 0.09435,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268EA1

secondary

#C17162

accent

#5C43E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268EA1

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

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