#238AAC#238AAC

#238AAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.103 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238AAC
RGB	rgb(35, 138, 172)
HSL	hsl(195, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.7%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.50, -16.64, -26.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.50, 30.92, 237.45°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% -0.072 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.103 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2249, 21.5107, 42.2659)
Luminance	0.2151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238AAC #AC4523

analogous

#23AC8A #238AAC #2345AC

triadic

#238AAC #AC238A #8AAC23

tetradic

#238AAC #8A23AC #AC4523 #45AC23

square

#238AAC #8A23AC #AC4523 #45AC23

split-complementary

#238AAC #AC2345 #AC8A23

monochromatic

#0E3846 #196179 #238AAC #36AED6 #69C3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#238AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#238AAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238AAC

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238AAC	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.103 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc4',
    500: '#238aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238aac;
$custom-light: #75acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.891,
    "s": 66.184,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5922,
    "c": 0.10264,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238AAC

secondary

#C67D64

accent

#693FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #238AAC

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

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