#238AB0#238AB0

#238AB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.106 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238AB0
RGB	rgb(35, 138, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.67, -15.24, -28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.67, 31.96, 241.53°)
OKLab	oklab(59.41% -0.0705 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(59.41% 0.106 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6149, 21.6667, 44.3196)
Luminance	0.2167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238AB0 #B04923

analogous

#23B090 #238AB0 #2344B0

triadic

#238AB0 #B0238A #8AB023

tetradic

#238AB0 #9023B0 #B04923 #44B023

square

#238AB0 #9023B0 #B04923 #44B023

split-complementary

#238AB0 #B02344 #B09023

monochromatic

#0F3A4A #19627D #238AB0 #39ADD8 #6CC2E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#238AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#238AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238AB0

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238AB0	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7688B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 138, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.106 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76acc7',
    500: '#238ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238ab0;
$custom-light: #76acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.17,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5941,
    "c": 0.10587,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238AB0

secondary

#C88167

accent

#6C3EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #238AB0

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

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