#238399#238399

#238399 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.091 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238399
RGB	rgb(35, 131, 153)
HSL	hsl(191, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.56, -19.37, -19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.56, 27.56, 225.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% -0.0726 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.091 217)
XYZ	xyz(14.5568, 18.8881, 33.0094)
Luminance	0.1889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238399 #993923

analogous

#239974 #238399 #234899

triadic

#238399 #992383 #839923

tetradic

#238399 #742399 #993923 #489923

square

#238399 #742399 #993923 #489923

split-complementary

#238399 #992348 #997423

monochromatic

#0C2E35 #185867 #238399 #2EAECB #5DC2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#238399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#238399 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238399

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238399	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657399

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 131, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.091 217.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a7b7',
    500: '#238399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238399;
$custom-light: #71a7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.186,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56601,
    "c": 0.09093,
    "h": 217
  },
  "luminance": 0.1889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238399

secondary

#BE6C59

accent

#6142E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238399

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

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