#268EB1#268EB1

#268EB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.104 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268EB1
RGB	rgb(38, 142, 177)
HSL	hsl(195, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.00, -16.77, -26.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.00, 31.45, 237.78°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% -0.0728 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.104 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4049, 22.9301, 45.0424)
Luminance	0.2293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268EB1 #B14926

analogous

#26B18F #268EB1 #2649B1

triadic

#268EB1 #B1268E #8EB126

tetradic

#268EB1 #8F26B1 #B14926 #49B126

square

#268EB1 #8F26B1 #B14926 #49B126

split-complementary

#268EB1 #B12649 #B18F26

monochromatic

#103D4C #1B667F #268EB1 #3FB0D6 #71C4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#268EB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#268EB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268EB1

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268EB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268EB1	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268eb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 142, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.104 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77afc8',
    500: '#268eb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268eb1;
$custom-light: #77afc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268eb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.108,
    "s": 64.651,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60504,
    "c": 0.10429,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268EB1

secondary

#C7836B

accent

#6A40E8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268EB1

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

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