#237C97#237C97

#237C97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.090 H 222.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237C97
RGB	rgb(35, 124, 151)
HSL	hsl(194, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(194, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, -16.24, -21.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 27.30, 233.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0663 -0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.09 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4844, 17.0054, 31.8438)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237C97 #973E23

analogous

#239778 #237C97 #234297

triadic

#237C97 #97237C #7C9723

tetradic

#237C97 #782397 #973E23 #429723

square

#237C97 #782397 #973E23 #429723

split-complementary

#237C97 #972342 #977823

monochromatic

#0C2A34 #175365 #237C97 #2FA5C9 #5BBCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#237C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#237C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #237C97

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##237C97	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 124, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.090 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a2b5',
    500: '#237c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237c97;
$custom-light: #70a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.966,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54735,
    "c": 0.0904,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237C97

secondary

#BE7058

accent

#6842E5

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #237C97

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

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