#237498#237498

#237498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.094 H 232.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237498
RGB	rgb(35, 116, 152)
HSL	hsl(198, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 23.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, -11.36, -26.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 28.72, 246.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% -0.0578 -0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.094 232.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6037, 15.1136, 31.9526)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237498 #984723

analogous

#239882 #237498 #233998

triadic

#237498 #982374 #749823

tetradic

#237498 #822398 #984723 #399823

square

#237498 #822398 #984723 #399823

split-complementary

#237498 #982339 #988223

monochromatic

#0C2835 #184E66 #237498 #2E9ACA #5CB3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#237498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#237498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237498

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237498	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62739A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 116, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.094 232.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709cb6',
    500: '#237498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237498;
$custom-light: #709cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52767,
    "c": 0.09407,
    "h": 232.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237498

secondary

#BE7859

accent

#7442E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237498

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

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