#238498#238498

#238498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.090 H 215.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238498
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(190, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(190, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.83, -20.24, -18.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.83, 27.49, 222.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% -0.074 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.09 215)
XYZ	xyz(14.6095, 19.1251, 32.6212)
Luminance	0.1913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238498 #983723

analogous

#239872 #238498 #234A98

triadic

#238498 #982384 #849823

tetradic

#238498 #722398 #983723 #4A9823

square

#238498 #722398 #983723 #4A9823

split-complementary

#238498 #98234A #987223

monochromatic

#0C2E35 #185966 #238498 #2EAFCA #5CC4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#238498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#238498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238498

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238498	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.090 215.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b6',
    500: '#238498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238498;
$custom-light: #71a8b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.256,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56811,
    "c": 0.09042,
    "h": 215
  },
  "luminance": 0.19127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238498

secondary

#BE6A59

accent

#5E42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238498

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

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