#237C96#237C96

#237C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.090 H 222.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237C96
RGB	rgb(35, 124, 150)
HSL	hsl(194, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(194, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, -16.58, -21.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 27.09, 232.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.69% -0.0667 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(54.69% 0.09 222)
XYZ	xyz(13.4035, 16.9730, 31.4180)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#237C96 #963D23

analogous

#239677 #237C96 #234396

triadic

#237C96 #96237C #7C9623

tetradic

#237C96 #772396 #963D23 #439623

square

#237C96 #772396 #963D23 #439623

split-complementary

#237C96 #962343 #967723

monochromatic

#0C2A33 #175364 #237C96 #2FA5C8 #5BBCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#237C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#237C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237C96

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237C96	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 124, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.090 222.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a2b5',
    500: '#237c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237c96;
$custom-light: #70a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.565,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54689,
    "c": 0.08969,
    "h": 222
  },
  "luminance": 0.16975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237C96

secondary

#BD6F58

accent

#6743E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237C96

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

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