#23809E#23809E

#23809E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.095 H 224.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23809E
RGB	rgb(35, 128, 158)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 19%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.81, -16.01, -23.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.81, 28.57, 235.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% -0.0676 -0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.095 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5813, 18.2625, 35.0976)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23809E #9E4123

analogous

#239E7E #23809E #23429E

triadic

#23809E #9E2380 #809E23

tetradic

#23809E #7E239E #9E4123 #429E23

square

#23809E #7E239E #9E4123 #429E23

split-complementary

#23809E #9E2342 #9E7E23

monochromatic

#0D2F3A #18576C #23809E #2EA9D0 #60BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#23809E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#23809E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #23809E

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23809E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##23809E	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F719E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23809e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 128, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.095 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a5ba',
    500: '#23809e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23809e;
$custom-light: #72a5ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23809e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.634,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5607,
    "c": 0.09469,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23809E

secondary

#C1755C

accent

#6941E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #23809E

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

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