#237899#237899

#237899 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.093 H 228.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237899
RGB	rgb(35, 120, 153)
HSL	hsl(197, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(197, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, -13.29, -24.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 28.26, 241.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% -0.0614 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.093 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1570, 16.0886, 32.5428)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237899 #994423

analogous

#23997F #237899 #233D99

triadic

#237899 #992378 #789923

tetradic

#237899 #7F2399 #994423 #3D9923

square

#237899 #7F2399 #994423 #3D9923

split-complementary

#237899 #99233D #997F23

monochromatic

#0C2A35 #185167 #237899 #2E9FCB #5DB7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#237899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#237899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237899

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237899	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67769B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 120, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.093 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709fb7',
    500: '#237899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237899;
$custom-light: #709fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.78,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53821,
    "c": 0.09319,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237899

secondary

#BE7659

accent

#7042E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237899

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

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