#237EBD#237EBD

#237EBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.127 H 244.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237EBD
RGB	rgb(35, 126, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.63, -3.64, -40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.63, 40.48, 264.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% -0.055 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.127 244.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3357, 18.9510, 50.8785)
Luminance	0.1895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237EBD #BD6223

analogous

#23BDAF #237EBD #2331BD

triadic

#237EBD #BD237E #7EBD23

tetradic

#237EBD #AF23BD #BD6223 #31BD23

square

#237EBD #AF23BD #BD6223 #31BD23

split-complementary

#237EBD #BD2331 #BDAF23

monochromatic

#103956 #195C89 #237EBD #419DDC #75B7E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#237EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#237EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #237EBD

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##237EBD	1.00	4.38	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6080C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.127 244.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a3d1',
    500: '#237ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237ebd;
$custom-light: #77a3d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.545,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5719,
    "c": 0.12714,
    "h": 244.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237EBD

secondary

#CD956F

accent

#843CEC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF3F9

border

#CACDD2

text

#0A0F14

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #237EBD

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

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