#268FAE#268FAE

#268FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.102 H 222.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268FAE
RGB	rgb(38, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.19, -18.34, -24.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.19, 30.69, 233.30°)
OKLab	oklab(60.61% -0.0749 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(60.61% 0.102 222.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.2586, 23.1108, 43.5347)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#268FAE #AE4526

analogous

#26AE89 #268FAE #264BAE

triadic

#268FAE #AE268F #8FAE26

tetradic

#268FAE #8926AE #AE4526 #4BAE26

square

#268FAE #8926AE #AE4526 #4BAE26

split-complementary

#268FAE #AE264B #AE8926

monochromatic

#103C4A #1B667C #268FAE #3DB2D5 #6FC6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#268FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#268FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268FAE

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268FAE	1.00	3.73	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.102 222.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b0c6',
    500: '#268fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268fae;
$custom-light: #76b0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.676,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60613,
    "c": 0.10182,
    "h": 222.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268FAE

secondary

#C67F6A

accent

#6741E7

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #268FAE

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

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