#237EA7#237EA7
#237EA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.103 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 126, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 24.6%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.58, -11.70, -29.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.58, 31.52, 248.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.01% -0.0622 -0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.01% 0.103 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1262, 18.0672, 39.2418) |
| Luminance | 0.1807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 1.63
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.50
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.32
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.98
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.09
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237EA7 #A74C23
analogous
#23A78E #237EA7 #233CA7
triadic
#237EA7 #A7237E #7EA723
tetradic
#237EA7 #8E23A7 #A74C23 #3CA723
square
#237EA7 #8E23A7 #A74C23 #3CA723
split-complementary
#237EA7 #A7233C #A78E23
monochromatic
#0E3242 #185874 #237EA7 #33A2D4 #66B9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#237EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.61
#237EA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #237EA7
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237EA7 | 1.00 | 4.55 | 4.61 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A7DA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5870A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00898C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.103 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73a3c1',
500: '#237ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237ea7; $custom-light: #73a3c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 126,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.636,
"s": 65.347,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5601,
"c": 0.1033,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.18069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237EA7
secondary
#C48061
accent
#743FE8
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF3F7
border
#C9CDD0
text
#090F12
muted
#7B7F81