#237ABD#237ABD

#237ABD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.131 H 246.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237ABD
RGB	rgb(35, 122, 189)
HSL	hsl(206, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(206, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, -1.25, -42.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 42.23, 268.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% -0.0515 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.131 246.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8344, 17.9484, 50.7114)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237ABD #BD6623

analogous

#23BDB3 #237ABD #232DBD

triadic

#237ABD #BD237A #7ABD23

tetradic

#237ABD #B323BD #BD6623 #2DBD23

square

#237ABD #B323BD #BD6623 #2DBD23

split-complementary

#237ABD #BD232D #BDB323

monochromatic

#103756 #195989 #237ABD #4199DC #75B5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#237ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#237ABD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #237ABD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##237ABD	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A7DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 122, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.131 246.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a0d1',
    500: '#237abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237abd;
$custom-light: #77a0d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.104,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56247,
    "c": 0.13078,
    "h": 246.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237ABD

secondary

#CD986F

accent

#893CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0E14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #237ABD

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

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