#237BAE#237BAE

#237BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.112 H 239.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237BAE
RGB	rgb(35, 123, 174)
HSL	hsl(202, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(202, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 29.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.98, -7.42, -34.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.98, 35.06, 257.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% -0.0569 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.112 239.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4131, 17.5774, 42.6166)
Luminance	0.1758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237BAE #AE5623

analogous

#23AE9B #237BAE #2336AE

triadic

#237BAE #AE237B #7BAE23

tetradic

#237BAE #9B23AE #AE5623 #36AE23

square

#237BAE #9B23AE #AE5623 #36AE23

split-complementary

#237BAE #AE2336 #AE9B23

monochromatic

#0F3348 #19577B #237BAE #379CD7 #6AB6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#237BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#237BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237BAE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237BAE	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 123, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.112 239.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a1c6',
    500: '#237bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237bae;
$custom-light: #74a1c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.014,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55641,
    "c": 0.11248,
    "h": 239.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237BAE

secondary

#C78966

accent

#7D3EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #237BAE

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

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