#238AAD#238AAD

#238AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.103 H 226.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238AAD
RGB	rgb(35, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.55, -16.29, -26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.55, 31.17, 238.49°)
OKLab	oklab(59.27% -0.0716 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(59.27% 0.103 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3213, 21.5493, 42.7736)
Luminance	0.2155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238AAD #AD4623

analogous

#23AD8B #238AAD #2345AD

triadic

#238AAD #AD238A #8AAD23

tetradic

#238AAD #8B23AD #AD4623 #45AD23

square

#238AAD #8B23AD #AD4623 #45AD23

split-complementary

#238AAD #AD2345 #AD8B23

monochromatic

#0E3947 #19617A #238AAD #37AED6 #6AC3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#238AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#238AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238AAD

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238AAD	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.103 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc5',
    500: '#238aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238aad;
$custom-light: #75acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.217,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59267,
    "c": 0.10341,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238AAD

secondary

#C77E65

accent

#6A3FE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238AAD

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

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