#238297#238297

#238297 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.090 H 216.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238297
RGB	rgb(35, 130, 151)
HSL	hsl(191, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.16, -19.51, -19.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.16, 27.26, 224.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.26% -0.0724 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(56.26% 0.09 216.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2593, 18.5552, 32.1022)
Luminance	0.1856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238297 #973823

analogous

#239772 #238297 #234897

triadic

#238297 #972382 #829723

tetradic

#238297 #722397 #973823 #489723

square

#238297 #722397 #973823 #489723

split-complementary

#238297 #972348 #977223

monochromatic

#0C2C34 #175765 #238297 #2FADC9 #5BC2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#238297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#238297 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238297

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238297	1.00	4.46	4.71	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 130, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.090 216.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a6b5',
    500: '#238297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238297;
$custom-light: #71a6b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.862,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56259,
    "c": 0.08983,
    "h": 216.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238297

secondary

#BE6B58

accent

#6042E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238297

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

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