#268EAD#268EAD

#268EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.101 H 222.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268EAD
RGB	rgb(38, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.84, -18.14, -24.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.84, 30.54, 233.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.32% -0.0743 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(60.32% 0.101 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0120, 22.7730, 42.9734)
Luminance	0.2278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268EAD #AD4526

analogous

#26AD89 #268EAD #264BAD

triadic

#268EAD #AD268E #8EAD26

tetradic

#268EAD #8926AD #AD4526 #4BAD26

square

#268EAD #8926AD #AD4526 #4BAD26

split-complementary

#268EAD #AD264B #AD8926

monochromatic

#103C49 #1B657B #268EAD #3CB1D4 #6EC5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#268EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#268EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268EAD

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268EAD	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.101 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afc5',
    500: '#268ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268ead;
$custom-light: #76afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.778,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6032,
    "c": 0.10133,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268EAD

secondary

#C67E69

accent

#6741E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268EAD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →