#237EB0#237EB0
#237EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.112 H 238.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237EB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 126, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 28.4%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.99, -8.44, -33.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.99, 34.87, 255.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.48% -0.0591 -0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.48% 0.112 238.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9873, 18.4117, 43.7771) |
| Luminance | 0.1841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 1.72
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.12
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.14
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.68
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.99
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237EB0 #B05523
analogous
#23B09C #237EB0 #2337B0
triadic
#237EB0 #B0237E #7EB023
tetradic
#237EB0 #9C23B0 #B05523 #37B023
square
#237EB0 #9C23B0 #B05523 #37B023
split-complementary
#237EB0 #B02337 #B09C23
monochromatic
#0F354A #19597D #237EB0 #399FD8 #6CB8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#237EB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#237EB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #237EB0
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237EB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237EB0 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#667EB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5371AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237eb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.112 238.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a3c8',
500: '#237eb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237eb0; $custom-light: #75a3c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237eb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 126,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.277,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56476,
"c": 0.11249,
"h": 238.3
},
"luminance": 0.18414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237EB0
secondary
#C88967
accent
#7B3EEA
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF3F8
border
#C9CDD1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82