#268EBA#268EBA

#268EBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.112 H 231.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268EBA
RGB	rgb(38, 142, 186)
HSL	hsl(198, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 80%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, -13.63, -31.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 34.00, 246.37°)
OKLab	oklab(60.93% -0.0695 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(60.93% 0.112 231.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3316, 23.3009, 49.9235)
Luminance	0.2330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268EBA #BA5226

analogous

#26BA9C #268EBA #2644BA

triadic

#268EBA #BA268E #8EBA26

tetradic

#268EBA #9C26BA #BA5226 #44BA26

square

#268EBA #9C26BA #BA5226 #44BA26

split-complementary

#268EBA #BA2644 #BA9C26

monochromatic

#114054 #1C6787 #268EBA #44ADD9 #77C3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#268EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#268EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268EBA

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268EBA	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 142, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.112 231.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afcf',
    500: '#268eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268eba;
$custom-light: #78afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.838,
    "s": 66.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60934,
    "c": 0.11193,
    "h": 231.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268EBA

secondary

#CB8C71

accent

#713FE9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268EBA

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

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