#238599#238599

#238599 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.091 H 214.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238599
RGB	rgb(35, 133, 153)
HSL	hsl(190, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(190, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.19, -20.43, -18.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.19, 27.66, 222.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% -0.0746 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.091 214.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8280, 19.4305, 33.0998)
Luminance	0.1943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238599 #993723

analogous

#239972 #238599 #234A99

triadic

#238599 #992385 #859923

tetradic

#238599 #722399 #993723 #4A9923

square

#238599 #722399 #993723 #4A9923

split-complementary

#238599 #99234A #997223

monochromatic

#0C2E35 #185A67 #238599 #2EB0CB #5DC5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#238599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#238599 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238599

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238599	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#77819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 133, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.091 214.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a8b7',
    500: '#238599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238599;
$custom-light: #72a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.169,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57109,
    "c": 0.09098,
    "h": 214.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238599

secondary

#BE6A59

accent

#5E42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238599

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

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