#237EC4#237EC4
#237EC4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.135 H 247.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #237EC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 126, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 70%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 82%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.99, -1.03, -43.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.99, 43.77, 268.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.6% -0.053 -0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.135 247) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1139, 19.2623, 54.9771) |
| Luminance | 0.1926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.89
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.09
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 3.20
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.39
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.49
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#237EC4 #C46923
analogous
#23C4B9 #237EC4 #232DC4
triadic
#237EC4 #C4237E #7EC423
tetradic
#237EC4 #B923C4 #C46923 #2DC423
square
#237EC4 #B923C4 #C46923 #2DC423
split-complementary
#237EC4 #C4232D #C4B923
monochromatic
#103B5C #1A5D90 #237EC4 #469CDE #7AB8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#237EC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.85
#237EC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #237EC4
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##237EC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##237EC4 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D81C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4573C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #237ec4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.135 247.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79a3d6',
500: '#237ec4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #237ec4; $custom-light: #79a3d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#237ec4",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 126,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.087,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57595,
"c": 0.13547,
"h": 247
},
"luminance": 0.19265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#237EC4
secondary
#CF9B74
accent
#883BED
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#EFF2FA
border
#CACCD3
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7E83