#238499#238499

#238499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.091 H 215.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238499
RGB	rgb(35, 132, 153)
HSL	hsl(191, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 13.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.87, -19.90, -19.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.87, 27.60, 223.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% -0.0736 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.091 215.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6917, 19.1580, 33.0544)
Luminance	0.1916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238499 #993823

analogous

#239973 #238499 #234999

triadic

#238499 #992384 #849923

tetradic

#238499 #732399 #993823 #499923

square

#238499 #732399 #993823 #499923

split-complementary

#238499 #992349 #997323

monochromatic

#0C2E35 #185967 #238499 #2EAFCB #5DC4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#238499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#238499 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238499

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238499	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)

#76809A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 132, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.091 215.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b7',
    500: '#238499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238499;
$custom-light: #71a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.678,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56855,
    "c": 0.09094,
    "h": 215.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238499

secondary

#BE6B59

accent

#5F42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238499

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

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