#237897#237897
#237897 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.091 H 227.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237897 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 120, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 62%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 77%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.00, -14.00, -23.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.00, 27.70, 239.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.72% -0.0622 -0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.72% 0.091 227.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9932, 16.0231, 31.6801) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.93
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.66
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.36
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.45
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.46
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237897 #974223
analogous
#23977C #237897 #233E97
triadic
#237897 #972378 #789723
tetradic
#237897 #7C2397 #974223 #3E9723
square
#237897 #7C2397 #974223 #3E9723
split-complementary
#237897 #97233E #977C23
monochromatic
#0C2934 #175165 #237897 #2F9FC9 #5BB7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#237897 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#237897 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #237897
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237897 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237897 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#677699
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586B97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237897; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 120, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.091 227.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#709fb5',
500: '#237897',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237897; $custom-light: #709fb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237897",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 120,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.034,
"s": 62.366,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53724,
"c": 0.09148,
"h": 227.1
},
"luminance": 0.16025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237897
secondary
#BE7358
accent
#6E42E5
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090E11
muted
#7B7E80