#237688#237688

#237688 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.081 H 215.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237688
RGB	rgb(35, 118, 136)
HSL	hsl(191, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(191, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, -18.09, -16.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 24.78, 223.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% -0.0662 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.081 215.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.6136, 15.0904, 25.5884)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237688 #883523

analogous

#238867 #237688 #234388

triadic

#237688 #882376 #768823

tetradic

#237688 #672388 #883523 #438823

square

#237688 #672388 #883523 #438823

split-complementary

#237688 #882343 #886723

monochromatic

#0A2227 #164C57 #237688 #30A0B9 #53BCD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#237688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#237688 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237688

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237688	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)

#6A7289

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6888

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 118, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.081 215.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e9daa',
    500: '#237688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237688;
$custom-light: #6e9daa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 118,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.693,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52521,
    "c": 0.08136,
    "h": 215.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237688

secondary

#B76350

accent

#6146E2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #237688

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

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