#237996#237996

#237996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.090 H 225.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237996
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 150)
HSL	hsl(195, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(195, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, -14.92, -22.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 27.32, 236.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% -0.0636 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.09 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.0333, 16.2325, 31.2945)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237996 #964023

analogous

#23967A #237996 #234096

triadic

#237996 #962379 #799623

tetradic

#237996 #7A2396 #964023 #409623

square

#237996 #7A2396 #964023 #409623

split-complementary

#237996 #962340 #967A23

monochromatic

#0C2933 #175164 #237996 #2FA1C8 #5BB9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#237996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#237996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237996

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237996	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.090 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709fb5',
    500: '#237996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237996;
$custom-light: #709fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.13,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53929,
    "c": 0.09036,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237996

secondary

#BD7158

accent

#6C43E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237996

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

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