#237CB2#237CB2
#237CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.116 H 240.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 124, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.3%, 30.3%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.48, -6.54, -35.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.48, 36.39, 259.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.1% -0.0566 -0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.1% 0.116 240.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9335, 17.9850, 44.7425) |
| Luminance | 0.1799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 1.28
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.93
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.99
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.07
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.71
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237CB2 #B25923
analogous
#23B2A1 #237CB2 #2335B2
triadic
#237CB2 #B2237C #7CB223
tetradic
#237CB2 #A123B2 #B25923 #35B223
square
#237CB2 #A123B2 #B25923 #35B223
split-complementary
#237CB2 #B22335 #B2A123
monochromatic
#0F354C #19587F #237CB2 #3A9CD8 #6DB6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.57
#237CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.60
#237CB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #237CB2
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237CB2 | 1.00 | 4.57 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#637DB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F70B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00898F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 124, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.116 240.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a1c9',
500: '#237cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237cb2; $custom-light: #75a1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 124,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.657,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.561,
"c": 0.11616,
"h": 240.9
},
"luminance": 0.17987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237CB2
secondary
#C98D68
accent
#7F3EEA
background
#F7F9FC
surface
#EEF2F8
border
#C9CCD1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7E82