#23718D#23718D

#23718D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.085 H 226.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23718D
RGB	rgb(35, 113, 141)
HSL	hsl(196, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(196, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, -13.57, -22.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 25.90, 238.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% -0.0589 -0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.085 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4040, 14.0893, 27.3126)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23718D #8D3F23

analogous

#238D74 #23718D #233C8D

triadic

#23718D #8D2371 #718D23

tetradic

#23718D #74238D #8D3F23 #3C8D23

square

#23718D #74238D #8D3F23 #3C8D23

split-complementary

#23718D #8D233C #8D7423

monochromatic

#0B222B #174A5C #23718D #2F98BE #55B3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#23718D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#23718D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23718D

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23718D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23718D	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53648D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23718d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 113, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.085 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e99ae',
    500: '#23718d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23718d;
$custom-light: #6e99ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23718d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.849,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51467,
    "c": 0.08542,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23718D

secondary

#B96E53

accent

#6E44E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23718D

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

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