#268EB2#268EB2

#268EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.105 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268EB2
RGB	rgb(38, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(195, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.04, -16.42, -27.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.04, 31.70, 238.80°)
OKLab	oklab(60.55% -0.0724 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(60.55% 0.105 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5049, 22.9702, 45.5692)
Luminance	0.2297 (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

#268EB2 #B24A26

analogous

#26B290 #268EB2 #2648B2

triadic

#268EB2 #B2268E #8EB226

tetradic

#268EB2 #9026B2 #B24A26 #48B226

square

#268EB2 #9026B2 #B24A26 #48B226

split-complementary

#268EB2 #B22648 #B29026

monochromatic

#103E4D #1B6680 #268EB2 #3FAFD6 #72C4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#268EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#268EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268EB2

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268EB2	1.00	3.75	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.75	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)

#7B8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.105 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77afc9',
    500: '#268eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268eb2;
$custom-light: #77afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.429,
    "s": 64.815,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60551,
    "c": 0.10507,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268EB2

secondary

#C8846C

accent

#6B40E8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268EB2

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

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