#237497#237497

#237497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.093 H 231.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237497
RGB	rgb(35, 116, 151)
HSL	hsl(198, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(198, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, -11.72, -25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 28.38, 245.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% -0.0582 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.093 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5222, 15.0810, 31.5231)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237497 #974623

analogous

#239780 #237497 #233A97

triadic

#237497 #972374 #749723

tetradic

#237497 #802397 #974623 #3A9723

square

#237497 #802397 #974623 #3A9723

split-complementary

#237497 #97233A #978023

monochromatic

#0C2834 #174E65 #237497 #2F9AC9 #5BB3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#237497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#237497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237497

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237497	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 116, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.093 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709cb5',
    500: '#237497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237497;
$custom-light: #709cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.103,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52717,
    "c": 0.09312,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237497

secondary

#BE7758

accent

#7442E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237497

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

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