#237699#237699

#237699 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.094 H 230.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237699
RGB	rgb(35, 118, 153)
HSL	hsl(198, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, -12.15, -25.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 28.63, 244.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% -0.0594 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.094 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.9190, 15.6126, 32.4635)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237699 #994623

analogous

#239981 #237699 #233B99

triadic

#237699 #992376 #769923

tetradic

#237699 #812399 #994623 #3B9923

square

#237699 #812399 #994623 #3B9923

split-complementary

#237699 #99233B #998123

monochromatic

#0C2935 #185067 #237699 #2E9CCB #5DB5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#237699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#237699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237699

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237699	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64749B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 118, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.094 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709db7',
    500: '#237699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237699;
$custom-light: #709db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 118,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.797,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53319,
    "c": 0.09405,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237699

secondary

#BE7759

accent

#7342E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237699

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

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