#237496#237496

#237496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.092 H 230.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237496
RGB	rgb(35, 116, 150)
HSL	hsl(198, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(198, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, -12.08, -25.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 28.06, 244.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% -0.0585 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.092 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4413, 15.0486, 31.0972)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237496 #964523

analogous

#23967F #237496 #233B96

triadic

#237496 #962374 #749623

tetradic

#237496 #7F2396 #964523 #3B9623

square

#237496 #7F2396 #964523 #3B9623

split-complementary

#237496 #96233B #967F23

monochromatic

#0C2733 #174E64 #237496 #2F9AC8 #5BB3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#237496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#237496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237496

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237496	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 116, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.092 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709cb5',
    500: '#237496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237496;
$custom-light: #709cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.739,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52667,
    "c": 0.09218,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237496

secondary

#BD7658

accent

#7343E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237496

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

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