#238AA7#238AA7
#238AA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.099 H 221.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #238AA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 138, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 17.4%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, -18.36, -23.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 29.82, 231.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.99% -0.0739 -0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.99% 0.099 221.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7537, 21.3222, 39.7843) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 3.13
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.80
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.33
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 7.43
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 8.45
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#238AA7 #A74023
analogous
#23A782 #238AA7 #2348A7
triadic
#238AA7 #A7238A #8AA723
tetradic
#238AA7 #8223A7 #A74023 #48A723
square
#238AA7 #8223A7 #A74023 #48A723
split-complementary
#238AA7 #A72348 #A78223
monochromatic
#0E3642 #186074 #238AA7 #33B1D4 #66C4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#238AA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#238AA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #238AA7
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##238AA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##238AA7 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7986A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#677AA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009393
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #238aa7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.099 221.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74acc1',
500: '#238aa7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #238aa7; $custom-light: #74acc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#238aa7",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 138,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.182,
"s": 65.347,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5899,
"c": 0.09899,
"h": 221.7
},
"luminance": 0.21324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#238AA7
secondary
#C47761
accent
#653FE8
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1012
muted
#7C7F81