#268EB0#268EB0

#268EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.104 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268EB0
RGB	rgb(38, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.96, -17.11, -26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.96, 31.21, 236.75°)
OKLab	oklab(60.46% -0.0732 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(60.46% 0.104 225)
XYZ	xyz(18.3056, 22.8904, 44.5194)
Luminance	0.2289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#268EB0 #B04826

analogous

#26B08D #268EB0 #2649B0

triadic

#268EB0 #B0268E #8EB026

tetradic

#268EB0 #8D26B0 #B04826 #49B026

square

#268EB0 #8D26B0 #B04826 #49B026

split-complementary

#268EB0 #B02649 #B08D26

monochromatic

#103D4B #1B657E #268EB0 #3EB0D5 #70C5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#268EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#268EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268EB0

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268EB0	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.104 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77afc7',
    500: '#268eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268eb0;
$custom-light: #77afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.783,
    "s": 64.486,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60458,
    "c": 0.10352,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.22893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268EB0

secondary

#C7826B

accent

#6A40E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268EB0

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

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