#237696#237696

#237696 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.091 H 228.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237696
RGB	rgb(35, 118, 150)
HSL	hsl(197, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(197, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, -13.22, -24.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 27.71, 241.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% -0.0606 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.091 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6743, 15.5147, 31.1749)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237696 #964323

analogous

#23967D #237696 #233D96

triadic

#237696 #962376 #769623

tetradic

#237696 #7D2396 #964323 #3D9623

square

#237696 #7D2396 #964323 #3D9623

split-complementary

#237696 #96233D #967D23

monochromatic

#0C2833 #174F64 #237696 #2F9DC8 #5BB6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#237696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#237696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237696

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237696	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 118, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.091 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709db5',
    500: '#237696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237696;
$custom-light: #709db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 118,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.696,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53171,
    "c": 0.09135,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237696

secondary

#BD7458

accent

#7043E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237696

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

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