#237997#237997

#237997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.091 H 226.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237997
RGB	rgb(35, 121, 151)
HSL	hsl(196, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 19.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, -14.56, -23.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 27.57, 238.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% -0.0632 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.091 226.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1141, 16.2649, 31.7204)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237997 #974123

analogous

#23977B #237997 #233F97

triadic

#237997 #972379 #799723

tetradic

#237997 #7B2397 #974123 #3F9723

square

#237997 #7B2397 #974123 #3F9723

split-complementary

#237997 #97233F #977B23

monochromatic

#0C2934 #175165 #237997 #2FA1C9 #5BB9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#237997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#237997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237997

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237997	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)

#697799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 121, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.091 226.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709fb5',
    500: '#237997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237997;
$custom-light: #709fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.517,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53976,
    "c": 0.09116,
    "h": 226.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237997

secondary

#BE7258

accent

#6D42E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237997

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

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