#237494#237494
#237494 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.090 H 229.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237494 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 116, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 62%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 76%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.61, -12.80, -24.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.61, 27.45, 242.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.57% -0.0593 -0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.57% 0.09 229) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2816, 14.9848, 30.2563) |
| Luminance | 0.1499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.39
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.28
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.91
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.41
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.81
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237494 #944323
analogous
#23947B #237494 #233B94
triadic
#237494 #942374 #749423
tetradic
#237494 #7B2394 #944323 #3B9423
square
#237494 #7B2394 #944323 #3B9423
split-complementary
#237494 #94233B #947B23
monochromatic
#0C2631 #174D63 #237494 #2F9BC5 #5AB4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#237494 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#237494 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237494
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237494 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237494 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#637296
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546794
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237494; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 116, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.090 229.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f9cb3',
500: '#237494',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237494; $custom-light: #6f9cb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237494",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 116,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.991,
"s": 61.749,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52568,
"c": 0.09037,
"h": 229
},
"luminance": 0.14986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237494
secondary
#BC7357
accent
#7143E5
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#080E11
muted
#7B7E80